calculatedly

Example Sentences

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It is unclear if this happened inadvertently or calculatedly.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2024

The grotesque prosthetic effects and nerve-shredding sound design are first rate; they’re also a calculatedly showy distraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

His self-determined walk away into the sunrise is a victory over a ruinous game that would have stolen the jersey off his back years ago had he not been so calculatedly self-protective.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

I told Hailyn Chen, the lawyer co-leading the Cal investigation, that one swimmer has described the structure of the probe as calculatedly passive, with no clear mission to reach out to accusers for in-depth interviews.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022

In lieu of that calculatedly slovenly disguise which he had affected in the hinter-land, he was immaculate in the fineness of his linen and the tailoring of his evening clothes.

From A Pagan of the Hills by Buck, Charles Neville