purpose

Example Sentences

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"We could have reached him and provided medical aid but we were prevented. The purpose of this, we do not know, but this is what happened."

From BBC

In a statement earlier this month, Botstein said Epstein wasn’t a friend and that his dealings with him were “only for the sole purpose of soliciting donations for the College.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The liquid-cooling infrastructure currently used on earth for that purpose is “heavy and freezes” and therefore “obviously out of the question.”

From MarketWatch

Iran insists its programme is only for peaceful purposes, though the country is the only non-nuclear-armed state to have enriched uranium at near weapons-grade level.

From BBC

Iran insists its nuclear program is for civilian purposes.

From Barron's