Sample Sentences for
deliberate
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deliberate as in:  deliberate insult

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She didn't forget. She deliberately skipped the meeting.
deliberately = intentionally
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    She deliberately added false information to the Wikipedia page.
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    Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.  (source)
    deliberately = intentionally (perhaps with great forethought)
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    It began to look as if there had been a deliberate effort to leave these open areas as big enclosures, separated from the roads by moats and electric fences.  (source)
    deliberate = intentional (done on purpose)
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    I had never encountered a being who deliberately perpetrated fraud against himself.  (source)
    deliberately = intentionally
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    Instead of trying to wrestle his way free, his forefinger veers off and makes a deliberate X on the back of Cato's hand.  (source)
    deliberate = intentional (done on purpose)
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    Narciso roared, he was now nearly out of his mind with the deliberateness of my father.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    She herself stared fixedly at his slow, undeliberate movements, and held her body perfectly still.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in undeliberate means not and reverses the meaning of deliberate. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    She wouldn't hurt you deliberately; you know that.  (source)
    deliberately = intentionally (on purpose)
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    The answer, of course, is nobody, which has prompted me to make a conscious, deliberate decision—to make distraction my vacation.  (source)
    deliberate = intentional
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    His manner at these moments was frigid and abstract; his eyes were vacant in expression; while his voice, usually a rich tenor, rose into a treble which would have sounded petulantly but for the deliberateness and entire distinctness of the enunciation.†  (source)
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    His wings moved in slow, undeliberate motions, like the passage of clouds across the sky.†  (source)
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    When I had to use the potty, I deliberately made more noise to get the snoring to stop.  (source)
    deliberately = intentionally
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    Deliberate Living: Conscious attention to the basics of life, and a constant attention to your immediate environment and its concerns, examples A job, a task, a book; anything requiring efficient concentration  (source)
    Deliberate = intentional
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deliberate as in:  need to deliberate

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We deliberated into the evening.
deliberated = thought and discussed
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    We need to deliberate on this further before making a decision.
    deliberate = think about or discuss with care
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    I was afraid I'd deliberate, ruminate, agonize, rationalize, and talk myself into not going.  (source)
    deliberate = think about with great care
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    After long deliberation, I finally came up with an idea, something funny.  (source)
    deliberation = careful consideration
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    Without a second's deliberation she acted. Kicking off her buckled shoes and dropping the woolen cloak, she plunged headlong over the side of the boat.  (source)
    deliberation = consideration of the situation
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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    The sun could have set twice on his deliberations but with his eyes quitting, his farm in Azua now dust and his familia in need, what could he really do?  (source)
    deliberations = thoughts or discussions of considerations
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.
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    As they deliberated they could hear the Mother of Spirits wailing for her son.  (source)
    deliberated = thought or discussed
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    I swallowed, daring to say what I'd been deliberating over for a very long time.†  (source)
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    He was a few years older than the others, more deliberative in movement, calmer in demeanor.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ive" converts a word into an adjective; though over time, what was originally an adjective often comes to be used as a noun. The adjective pattern means tending to and is seen in words like attractive, impressive, and supportive. Examples of the noun include narrative, alternative, and detective.
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    When the court deliberates, it will have to decide about the efficacy of the way our room worked.†  (source)
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    I urge you to deliberate honestly and thoughtfully.  (source)
    deliberate = think about or discuss with care
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    He was so sure! Without even asking, he was reckoning on her as deliberately as he calculated his growing pile of lumber.  (source)
    deliberately = thoughtfully
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    He blinked a moment at seeing people in the hall, then turned with great deliberation to the meter on the wall.  (source)
    deliberation = careful thought
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    I am truly thankful that she is to be left out of our future work, and even of our deliberations.  (source)
    deliberations = discussions
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deliberate as in:  a deliberate thinker

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She is a deliberate thinker--not the fastest, but always thorough.
deliberate = careful and slow
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    She wasn't accustomed to cold weather, but she managed to cross the icy street with deliberate care.
    deliberate = slow and careful
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    In a case like Khalil's, I would much rather that you spoke out in a more deliberate and planned way.  (source)
    deliberate = thoughtful
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    Lost in her own thoughts, Kit barely noticed that William's dignified pace was even more deliberate than usual.  (source)
    deliberate = slow
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    It moved deliberately, cautiously, with none of the swiftness that it had displayed in a pack.  (source)
    deliberately = slowly with care
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    Lunelle pressed her fingers to Mary's heart, then kissed each one of them in a slow, deliberate way, a way that brought tears to my eyes.  (source)
    deliberate = done with great care
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    Ahead of us, to my surprise, a doctor was using a stethoscope with all the deliberateness of a real examination.  (source)
    deliberateness = careful attention
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    John would smile, mark his place with deliberation, and come to join her.  (source)
    deliberation = unhurried care
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    Moving deliberately around the display, Billie points out Chris as a toddler astride a hobby horse, Chris as a rapt eight-year-old in a yellow rain slicker on his first backpacking trip, Chris at his high school commencement.  (source)
    deliberately = slowly with care
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    The flames ran along the deliberate rows of the vines, like long curved fingers reaching for the horizon, lighting the night sky.  (source)
    deliberate = carefully laid out
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    A certain deliberateness characterized his attitude. He was not prone to rashness and precipitate action; and in the bitter hatred between him and Spitz he betrayed no impatience, shunned all offensive acts.  (source)
    deliberateness = thoughtful caution
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    He closed it, folded it deliberately, dropped it in his lap, and pushed his hat to the back of his head.  (source)
    deliberately = slowly (with great care)
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    Each of the creature's words is deliberate, as if it wants to make sure I don't miss a single one.  (source)
    deliberate = said slowly
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    Then I hear myself saying, "Once upon a time there was a gorilla named Ivan." And, slowly and deliberately, I try to remember.  (source)
    deliberately = with great care
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