deliberately
Example Sentences
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The judge said that to show defamation, Trump had to demonstrate that the Journal and its reporters acted with “actual malice,” meaning they deliberately published a false story or showed reckless disregard for the truth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The nutria, an invasive rodent plaguing California, may have been deliberately released.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"Although we deliberately refrained from any strike action during the Easter holidays, no serious proposal was made," he added.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
You could say instead that lying is deliberately asserting what one knows to be false.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Even if the Stewarts weren’t deliberately trying to hide their race, they probably didn’t speak of it one way or another with their new neighbors.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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