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on purpose

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Definition of on purpose

as in intentionally

with full awareness of what one is doing I'm sorry, but I didn't knock the vase over on purpose.

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Recent Examples of on purpose By the 2004 campaign, the vocabulary was everywhere, carrying connotations that nobody had assigned it on purpose. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 One gets the sense that maybe this humble presentation is all on purpose; that maybe there’s a pill in the peanut butter—that this argument is being made by a filmmaker who spent a decade reading up on urban theory. — Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026 The girls keep running into Lux (and to his nice new girlfriend) around town, and soon begin spending time with him on purpose. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 Some team should try doing minimalist football on purpose for one Saturday. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on purpose

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