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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Read's defense claims he was left to die by local cops, who then purposely bungled the investigation as part of a cover up.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The Four Horsemen purposely placed the money in Bradley's car so he would be framed and arrested.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 5 June 2025
Got lucky early with some differentials then more or less stuck to template (not purposely just ended up that way).
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 28 May 2025
She’s accused of purposely backing her vehicle into Boston Police Officer O’Keefe, her boyfriend, and leaving him to die on a Canton front lawn.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The Four Horsemen purposely placed the money in Bradley's car so he would be framed and arrested.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 5 June 2025
Got lucky early with some differentials then more or less stuck to template (not purposely just ended up that way).
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 28 May 2025
She’s accused of purposely backing her vehicle into Boston Police Officer O’Keefe, her boyfriend, and leaving him to die on a Canton front lawn.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for purposely
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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