How to Use purely in a Sentence
purely
adverb
- It was purely and simply a matter of greed.
- The organization's mission, purely and simply, is to provide food to people who need it.
- They met purely by accident.
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Was the name changed purely to get a berth on the Lido?
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Alex Ritman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 June 2023
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The fate of a historic season was purely in the hands of a 19-year-old.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2024
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Henry turned off that new gospel to leave purely the sound of the mitts.
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Tyler R. Tynes,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2023
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That’s because the color of an egg is based purely on the color of the hen that laid it.
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Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2023
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But here too there is more to it than the purely post-colonial and racist reading.
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Ed Meza,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2024
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But no child’s body should be framed purely as a problem to be solved.
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2023
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This was purely eyes on the rim, at 10 of 15 from the field with no assists and no turnovers through quarters.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2022
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This list is purely for fun and may apply to first-borns of any gender.
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Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2023
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The test was purely based on aesthetics: taste and smell.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2024
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This is not to say that this cyclical conflict is purely based on age.
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Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2024
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Based purely on the album artwork, the project appears to be called Black Yacht Rock Vol.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2024
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In fact, some of her finest looks were purely monochromatic.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
22 Dec. 2023
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The mission was billed purely as a hunt for the Titanic, and media was kept entirely in the dark.
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Sam Blum,
Popular Mechanics,
21 June 2023
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The next person to sell a purely AI fantasy for top dollar?
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2024
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The big picture: Lisa Shah's interest in AI started purely as a means to an end.
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Megan Morrone,
Axios,
8 Oct. 2024
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The big picture: Lisa Shah's interest in AI started purely as a means to an end.
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Megan Morrone,
Axios,
25 Oct. 2024
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That makes getting a bit of streusel with your cake bite purely delightful.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2024
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And the ones that go to Handsome are purely provisions; there wasn’t a single ammo in them.
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Serhiy Morgunov,
Washington Post,
8 July 2024
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The actor had signed on to the project purely from his excitement over Transformers.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
12 June 2023
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This is purely based on my first listen and could change by tomorrow.
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David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
17 May 2024
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That is purely a guy during all the episodes and writing everything, and just stress eating like crazy.
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Daniel S. Levine,
Peoplemag,
11 Aug. 2023
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Was the timing of release for part one around the Olympics, purely coincidence?
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
17 Aug. 2024
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Catholicism is not a religion purely of the head, or a set of propositions one assents to.
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Phil Klay,
Time,
17 Aug. 2023
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But due to its purely cotton makeup, the fabric has next to no give, which may not be ideal for all shoppers.
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Alyssa Brascia,
Peoplemag,
26 Oct. 2022
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Now, some teenagers and their parents are contemplating a life lived purely in the real world.
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Sophie Hills,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 June 2023
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Yes, its grandeur can be preserved on Instagram, but the real delight of it is purely present tense.
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Ella Riley-Adams,
New York Times,
4 May 2023
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Of course, Armenia isn’t alone in trying to ride the AI wave to prosperity—but the drivers here are far from purely economic.
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Charlie Campbell / Yerevan,
TIME,
22 Oct. 2024
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