purposely
Example Sentences
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Buffett has said he purposely purchases companies that are so self-sufficient that they can thrive regardless of who is at Berkshire’s helm.
When you do that as a purposely abrasive young comic, it’s one thing.
Chaperoning calls between bankers and analysts was purposely intrusive.
Later that afternoon, their most visible player joined the streamers in their vehicle and traveled to a club, where he claimed that referees purposely made egregious calls because they wanted TV airtime.
From Los Angeles Times
“I think from what I hear, the facts were wrong, and it was a very misguided interviewer — purposely misguided.”
From Los Angeles Times
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