intentional

Example Sentences

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“You know, we’ll be tormented by it for a long time. I will be, and I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people. It was not intentional, and that’s all I’ll say.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Management says this was an intentional shedding of low-volume fliers to focus on big spenders, a group that has been growing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“Without that review and without apolitical, objective, honest brokers involved in the process, there is a much greater risk for intentional manipulation or inadvertent interference,” Keller said.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Porter has previously faced reports from Politico that she allegedly mistreated staff, after which she said she would "be more intentional in showing gratitude to my staff".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Whether or not their deaths were intentional, these two men had done what no other sumo insider had previously done: named names.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt