Sentence examples for had been pure from inspiring English sources

My response had been pure reflex.

But one of his motives for that attempt had been pure peevishness.

But even if the initiative process had been pure, the amendment would still be intolerable.

Up to that moment the idea of charm had been pure hypothesis, invented by theorists to bring a pleasing symmetry to the fundamental varieties of matter.

The court also took into account that Mr. Gabriele believed, "albeit erroneously," that his motivations for leaking the documents had been pure.

Mrs. Blair said it had been pure coincidence that Mr. Blair chose to visit Mr. Bush at around the same time as her own event, which, she said, was scheduled nine months ago.

What he had was pure and simple: loneliness.

Being a Democrat has been pure misery.

The rhetoric has been pure lies and deceit.

"But this expansion never has been pure blue sky.

The years since have been pure telenovela, though.