Explore Wittingly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like knowingly or unknowingly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Wittingly meaning
in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.
Synonyms of Wittingly
Using Wittingly
- The main meaning on this page is: in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose.
- Useful related words include: knowingly, unknowingly, unwittingly.
- In the example corpus, wittingly often appears in combinations such as: wittingly or, wittingly and, had wittingly.
Context around Wittingly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wittingly
- In this selection, "wittingly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ukraine, president, actions, participated and dealt stand out and add context to how "wittingly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include been both wittingly and unwittingly and buhari had wittingly or unwittingly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wittingly" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wittingly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sometimes, a god is involved, wittingly or unwittingly, in bringing about creation. (12 words)
That our president, wittingly or unwittingly, has done the bidding of Russia is unconscionable. (14 words)
Buhari had, wittingly or unwittingly, provided the casus belli for the Senate to fight back. (15 words)
Interfering RF wireless signals may similarly be received, with it being easy for anyone nearby with an X10 RF remote to wittingly or unwittingly cause mayhem if an RF to power line device is being used on a premises. (39 words)
Of the four language skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – we have been, both wittingly and unwittingly, placing emphasis on the last two because they best fit the scheme of cutting methodology according to classroom limitations. (36 words)
He said President Buhari’s “poor understanding of the dynamics of internal politics” has affected general national security, thus “wittingly or unwittingly making the nation more divided” and widened the inequality gap. (32 words)
Example sentences (15)
Of the four language skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – we have been, both wittingly and unwittingly, placing emphasis on the last two because they best fit the scheme of cutting methodology according to classroom limitations.
But there's a way to do all that without indulging people who, wittingly or not, spread outright lies and disinformation.
He was, wittingly or not, offering a for once being an acolyte of the foreign policy establishment.
It also made explosive allegations that some MPs had "wittingly" participated in efforts by other countries to interfere in Canadian politics.
She’s got the fifty million foreign nationals residing in the U.S. who are forced to wittingly or unwittingly participate in the Democrats’ fraudulent mail-in-ballot schemes.
And in the 21st century, if you say “the Ukraine,” wittingly or not, you impose a territorial, Kremlin-style attitude to that autonomous nation.
That our president, wittingly or unwittingly, has done the bidding of Russia is unconscionable.
Then, wittingly or not, in the single 30-word sentence that he devoted to North Korea, Trump made a comparison that the North Koreans had to have found quite annoying.
Buhari had, wittingly or unwittingly, provided the casus belli for the Senate to fight back.
He has demonstrated by his actions, wittingly and unwittingly that he is an undertaker employed to conduct the funeral ceremony of the ruling party to the joy of many.
He said President Buhari’s “poor understanding of the dynamics of internal politics” has affected general national security, thus “wittingly or unwittingly making the nation more divided” and widened the inequality gap.
Verbal abusers, manipulators, those with strong narcissistic tendencies, and otherwise toxic people wittingly or unwittingly use language to hurt and exploit others.
When The DOJ says no Americans wittingly dealt with Russians, they mean there was no collusion.
Interfering RF wireless signals may similarly be received, with it being easy for anyone nearby with an X10 RF remote to wittingly or unwittingly cause mayhem if an RF to power line device is being used on a premises.
Sometimes, a god is involved, wittingly or unwittingly, in bringing about creation.
Common combinations with wittingly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wittingly or 11×
- wittingly and 2×
- had wittingly 2×
- to wittingly 2×