benevolence

Example Sentences

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It’s a kind of moral laundering, where so-called benevolence masks self-interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

There was a degree of benevolence in that ring.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

But do those possibilities negate the benevolence of trying to get the mushroom to people who need it, those who don’t deserve to suffer the ravages of disease?

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

But it’s her high-pitched voice and Southern drawl that complete the façade of harmless and sweet benevolence that initially fools Belinda into trusting her intentions.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

The Emperor says that we are a free people who live under his benevolence.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir