at heart
Example Sentences
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The committee said a takeover plan by a consortium of more than 100 of its creditors did not have "the interests of the public, the company or the environment at heart".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He’s got sheep on his knit hat, and he’s a sheep at heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It is, at heart, a cooperative act—a republic the size of a field.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
The longer you live, the more likely you are to realize that not everyone has your best interests at heart.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
While her men—I fancied myself one already, though I was only sixteen—were in a hurry to get going, were Winnipeggers at heart already, she lingered.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
