Examples of purity in a Sentence
struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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These artifacts, which had not previously been documented in the country, were used to test the purity of gold.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
But there’s another, more opaque thread among right-wing environmental beliefs, according to Jesse Bryant, a sociologist at Yale University: a yearning for a religious or pseudo-religious purity.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
Rafael Grossi warned that Iran currently possesses roughly 440 pounds of near-weapons grade uranium that has been enriched to the 60% purity threshold, shy of the 90% purity levels needed to develop a nuclear bomb.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
All the staples of Lynch are present throughout the film, from offbeat characters to haunting sound design, but also a purity and gentleness that contrasts with pretty much all of his other work.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
But there’s another, more opaque thread among right-wing environmental beliefs, according to Jesse Bryant, a sociologist at Yale University: a yearning for a religious or pseudo-religious purity.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
Rafael Grossi warned that Iran currently possesses roughly 440 pounds of near-weapons grade uranium that has been enriched to the 60% purity threshold, shy of the 90% purity levels needed to develop a nuclear bomb.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
All the staples of Lynch are present throughout the film, from offbeat characters to haunting sound design, but also a purity and gentleness that contrasts with pretty much all of his other work.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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purity
noun
pu·ri·ty
ˈpyu̇r-ət-ē 
1
: the quality or state of being pure : freedom from impurities
2
: freedom from guilt or sin
Medical Definition
purity
noun
pu·ri·ty
ˈpyu̇r-ət-ē
: the quality or state of being pure
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