Purpose has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The purpose of life is a life of purpose. | |
| 2. | If the real purpose of all the uproar about sweatshop labor in the Third World is to allow college students and professors to feel morally one-up on businesses that are providing much-needed jobs in poor countries, then it accomplishes that purpose. | |
| 3. | All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose. | |
| 4. | These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada. | |
| 5. | "Sheela, what do you think is the meaning or purpose of this universe?" "Cassandra, I think there is no meaning or purpose. Like a painting or sculpture, this universe just is." "Hmm." | |
| 6. | Many people drift through life without a purpose. | |
| 7. | Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery. | |
| 8. | Do you think he made that mistake on purpose? | |
| 9. | Did you break the window on purpose or by accident? | |
| 10. | You made the mistake on purpose, didn't you? |