knowingly

Example Sentences

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In that scenario, the jury would have to determine whether Microsoft -- the then-startup's first private investor with a $13 billion injection -- knowingly facilitated the company's deviation from its original mission.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Modica asked knowingly, referring to the state law.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In a 300-page judgement, the judge said Rose had used a romantic connection to manipulate the man, had made escalating demands for money and knowingly made a false allegation that led to his arrest.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“This action seeks justice for a decorated American athlete who, in his pursuit of Olympic glory, was knowingly sacrificed to a silent epidemic of brain injury,” the court filing said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else’s manufacture is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make as good money!

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens