not on purpose

Example Sentences

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So I apologize, Lear, I love you, it was not on purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024

What someone said later is, "It was a show that was built for streaming not on purpose."

From Salon • May 30, 2024

Surely, the Japanese correspondent was shot accidentally, not on purpose.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The priests tend to act as arbiters, "and the groups tended not to kill them, at least not on purpose".

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2021

“And you know you’re funny as hell. Here’s a news flash for you: Dumb people aren’t funny. At least not on purpose, anyway.”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx