With intention; in an intentional manner.
(Doing or feeling something) in a deliberate or controlled way.
1But it was, of course, possible to start a fire on purpose.
2Fires in the Amazon are often set on purpose to clear land.
3Mr Warner said Mr Turei was run off the road on purpose.
4When Garn left, Treia said she had sent him away on purpose.
5Under other circumstances I'd have said he was doing it on purpose.
6That should last me a week if I read slowly on purpose.
7My handkerchief lay on the path; I had dropped it on purpose.
8I hope you know I'd never do anything like that on purpose.
9I tucked it into the rig and brought it in, on purpose.
10She was the one bumping me-andon purpose, if you ask me.
11She is raised in great numbers in cactus gardens planted on purpose.
12This morning you accused me of burning your toaster waffle on purpose.
13But you weren't mean-youdidn't try to hurt anyone, not on purpose.
14Maybe left them heaped up on purpose, to improve their rumpled appearance.
15It's hard for me to believe someone would do that on purpose.
16All tagged with transponders, which means they were set loose on purpose.
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