beneficent

Example Sentences

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When Butler’s Prospero refers to Miranda as “a third of mine own life” while bestowing her on Ferdinand, he seems more resentful than beneficent.

From Los Angeles Times

The book it describes, by Clancy Martin, is a doozy: messy, confessional but ultimately beneficent.

From New York Times

After some inspirational words from San Diego Zoo reps, the kids count backward from five and Percy zooms out from inside the log, his giant head bouncing and bobbing, his liquid-brown eyes blinking beneficently.

From Los Angeles Times

“We wanted to see if there can be such a thing as a billionaire who isn’t a drain on society. Is it possible to be a beneficent figure in that position?”

From Los Angeles Times

Moral perversion exists side by side in Shakespeare’s tragedy with beneficent strength.

From Los Angeles Times