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adjective

deliberate

CEFR B2

done consciously and intentionally

In a sentence

Six example sentences with deliberate, each labelled with its topic.

  • The court drew a line between a deliberate act and an accident, and the whole sentence turned on that word.

    Law

  • Every drip in the canvas was deliberate; the painter mapped each one in pencil before opening a single tin.

    Art

  • The slow pacing of the opening chapter is deliberate, and the designers said so in a long developer diary.

    Gaming

  • The foul was deliberate, a way to stop the clock, and the coach signaled it from the bench.

    Basketball

  • The delay was deliberate; the company waited for the rival's launch so its own price cut would land harder.

    Business

  • The rough concrete is deliberate, left unpainted so the marks of the wooden forms stay visible.

    Architecture

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