purposely

Example Sentences

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Some ships purposely spoof their own signals to hide from Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

In fact, the central drama of “Brassroots District” is often kicked off by an attendee finding some purposely left-behind props that allude to the group’s record label drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The plaintiffs allege that the platforms are negligent and purposely designed to be harmful, echoing a strategy successfully used against the tobacco industry.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Peter Backman, CEO of theDelivery.World, said the practice was only misleading if customers were purposely trying to support independent restaurants and takeaways.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

They’d dropped his passes purposely, had refused to block.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier