intent
Example Sentences
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Some BDCs have already signaled an intent to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Padley said it later came out that she was lying and the 33-year-old told police she had "started with good intent then it escalated out of her control".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
In going public with its intent to secure the York Boulevard theater, the company is initiating a new round of fundraising.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
We should say instead that lying is a matter of speaking with the intent to deceive.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
It was full of our family’s magic, made by our own hands with love and intent.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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Vocabulary lists containing intent
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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19th Amendment (1920)
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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