done on purpose
Example Sentences
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Whether this is done on purpose or by accident is debated, Dr. Perlman said.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
“So it’s really important that the intentional act has to be done on purpose, and the purpose that you’re trying to effectuate is harassment, intimidation or tormenting,” she said.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2021
Whether it was done on purpose or not, Rodriguez’s hitting group has had Ichiro as its batting practice pitcher all week.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021
Play-by-play announcer Greg Brown quickly interjected: “Or that that was done on purpose. Hard to believe it was done on purpose on a 2-2 pitch.”
From Fox News • Jun. 5, 2019
How it hadn’t been an accident at all, but something she’d done on purpose just to impress people who probably weren’t worth impressing anyway, but she couldn’t.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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