How to Use purity in a Sentence
purity
noun
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In the front of the card, a naked babe rides the white horse, showing the purity of heart and innocence of the Sun.
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Lisa Stardust,
Peoplemag,
17 June 2024
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The purity of that love shows through in every role, from big to small.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
10 Sep. 2024
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Is this some sort of purity test for the eco-conscious?
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Dan Neil,
WSJ,
1 Oct. 2021
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Now we were gathered again around her bed and what struck us was the loss of this purity.
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Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
10 Sep. 2023
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Their success can be traced back to the purity of their products.
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Cbd Scout,
Discover Magazine,
3 Apr. 2024
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As for the colors, the red stripes are for valor and the white stripes are for purity and innocence.
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Chris Sims,
The Courier-Journal,
14 June 2024
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As for the colors, the red stripes are for valor and the white stripes are for purity and innocence.
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Chris Sims,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 June 2024
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Then there was the Big Maple Leaf coin, in all its purity, size, detail, and value.
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Hazlitt,
1 Mar. 2023
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Complexity, not purity, is the essence of the moral and the humane.
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Daniel Bergner,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 2024
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Such purity of purpose is both the film’s strength and its weakness.
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Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
22 Mar. 2023
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When the air is passed through the device, it is checked for the purity and quantity of the oxygen produced.
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Zoe Wells,
USA TODAY,
9 Sep. 2023
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If my parents were the king and queen of the castle, my brothers were the knights who fought to protect my purity.
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Sasha Merci Medina,
refinery29.com,
7 Feb. 2022
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Joe tried to find a match for his purity ring a few times, but finally the finger fit me.
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Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
23 Nov. 2021
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Joe tried to find a match for his purity rings a few times, but finally, the finger fit me.
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Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE.com,
23 Nov. 2021
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My brother and sister-in-law brought my baby niece, a jolt of purity and joy.
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Katie Gutierrez,
TIME,
19 Sep. 2024
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She’s shunned from the sect once her purity is compromised by Joseph.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 May 2024
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The church was clear in their belief that whiteness was purity and darkness was sin.
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The Foretold Team,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2023
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The love and purity of music is what’s missing from hip-hop today.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2022
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To be honest, Joe and the purity ring things is kind of like a modern-day Cinderella.
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Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE.com,
23 Nov. 2021
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To be honest, Joe and the purity ring thing was kind of like a modern-day Cinderella.
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Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
23 Nov. 2021
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Why can’t Usher ditch the purity bit and ghostwrite some gospel plays for Tyler Perry?
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Hilton Als,
The New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2023
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This ensures that the colostrum used in the supplement is of the highest quality and purity.
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Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
25 Apr. 2023
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The water lily, a symbol of purity and elegance, was the thread through many of spring’s designs.
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WWD,
23 Sep. 2024
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The second of these 1972 works although sketch-like has a purity of form with the date applied in a bold, graffiti-like style.
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Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2021
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Who among us hasn’t felt some version of that self-righteous purity?
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WIRED,
23 Feb. 2023
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An ode to laundry baskets and durable flooring, washed windows and the slick purity of the Western-style kitchen.
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Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Dec. 2023
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And there's a purity of spirit at the core of his stories that is compelling and relatable.
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Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 June 2024
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And just like a happy couple's love, this rose is the real deal, as it's not dipped or tin-plated and comes with a tin purity stamp.
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Terri Huggins Hart,
Woman's Day,
1 Aug. 2022
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Ambinder, having already lost the race, sought a kind of purity.
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Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2022
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There’s a sense of purity — lots of all-white looks — and a celebration of softness compared to the past season.
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Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
2 Oct. 2024
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