How to Use purpose-built in a Sentence

purpose-built

adjective
  • The metal rolling base uses locking wheels and feels purpose-built rather than generic.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
  • This venue is purpose-built to deliver perfect sound, the best ever.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Olympic rowing takes place on a tranquil, natural or purpose-built lakes.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The unique, future-forward design is purpose-built for alpine running.
    — Men's Health, 21 Feb. 2023
  • This is true for adults riding together too, unless the sled is purpose-built for tandem use.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Plus, the 84% polyester / 16% elastic blend is purpose-built to dry fast and wick away sweat like a champ.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • River cruise companies are adding new ships purpose-built for cruising the Nile.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
  • This means businesses need to hand machine agents a structured set of access keys that are pre-scoped and purpose-built.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • There was a tool that seemed purpose-built for stabbing—about a foot long, with a curved handle and a steel blade filed into the shape of a talon.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Elliott has helped add two directors to the board who are purpose-built for this situation.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
  • These bottles/mugs are purpose-built with leak-proof, drink-through lids that offer access without the need to remove the top.
    — Adam Trenkamp, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The surf-and-turf destination is purpose-built for breezy evenings and a carefree retirement.
    — Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Tunnels leading to the field have been purpose-built to accommodate trucks and trailers of road-legal height.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
  • That means pretty much everything in the cannabis industry, including all of the tech, is purpose-built from scratch.
    — Dustin Eide, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Sunset Dunes now offers something rare, a space purpose-built for skateboarding.
    — Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • And at the heart of this fiction stood a character who seemed purpose-built for the moment — a few parts crypto whisperer, a few parts folk hero.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The company, which is expected to make its public market debut this week, seems purpose-built for the moment.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Soon came the rebrand and the gorgeous stadium purpose-built for a really cool and winning franchise.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Plus's SuperDrive system is purpose-built for these challenges.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
  • There are two primary suites, each purpose-built for comfort and luxurious seclusion.
    — Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Viking also has a ship purpose-built for the Mississippi River.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
  • This vehicle will reportedly be purpose-built to function solely as a self-driving cab.
    — Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
  • To be sure, these machines are being purpose-built for agentic AI tasks run locally on the device.
    — John Burek, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • But mainframes, which are purpose-built to process enormous amounts of data, are still extremely relevant today.
    — Andrew Hudson, Ars Technica, 24 July 2023
  • Most of the cars are purpose-built for the race, but Aston Martin went the other route and converted a road car for racing.
    — ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
  • On this elegant, rather clubby-vibing ship purpose-built for the region, relish plenty of deck space for viewing birds and marine life.
    — Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • With only a few hundred residents and almost no cars, the island feels purpose-built for disconnection.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There are lots of timers, even Pomodoro-technique-specific models, that are cheaper, smaller, and purpose-built.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
  • Carnival ships are purpose-built for entertainment in various forms.
    — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • At The Hand & The Eye, guests can expect a night like no other as the space was purpose-built to ensure no two nights were the same.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026

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