purposive
Example Sentences
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His defeats allowed him to see how men and women had struggled to make a purposive life in—and from—history.
From The New Yorker
Grant evolved into the first purposively Christian pop star, as well as a stylish, subtle singer-songwriter.
From The New Yorker
According to some observers, this massive data analytics tactic might have been used to purposively swing election campaigns around the world.
From Scientific American
Chinese uses of force have been notably purposive, determined, disciplined and focused on limited objectives, with no moving of the goalposts.
From Salon
Gracing the covers of the High Times Special Trippy Issue are three of Prince’s Hippie Drawings, purposively naive, like an arguably stable 21st century man trying to doodle like an electroshock victim.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
