purvey
verb (used with object)
to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service.
purveying
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present participleof purvey.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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This is in keeping with Fellowes’ penchant for purveying a fantasy of class relationships foregrounded by unforced comity and respect.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
“Make no mistake about it. The people who are purveying these guns and trafficking are doing it for one reason: the almighty buck,” Moore said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
Researchers find it difficult to track how many men have donated semen, how many children have resulted from each individual’s donation, and how much money is spent on procuring and purveying sperm.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 12, 2019
If that didn’t sound appealing enough, Shopbop, the website currently purveying this item, describes the colors of the wool/cashmere blend sweater as carrot and leaf green.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2018
As such did he view them all—from the ornately garbed young man who came among us purveying windmills to the portly, broadclothed, gray-whiskered and forbiddingly respectable colporteur of the American Bible Society.
From The Boss of Little Arcady by Harry Leon Wilson
