on purpose
Frequency: 8.825.0 per million words
Intentionally.
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Examples (10)
- He slammed the door on purpose.
- I'm sorry, I didn't break your vase on purpose.
- Do you think she ignored you on purpose?
- He left his keys behind on purpose so he'd have an excuse to come back.
- She seemed to be making mistakes on purpose to annoy the teacher.
- It felt like he was complimenting me on purpose just to get something from me.
- The politician mispronounced the name on purpose as a subtle insult.
- Sometimes a little bit of chaos is created on purpose to see how the team reacts.
- "You tripped me on purpose!" shouted the child.
- She will arrive late on purpose to make a grand entrance.