benevolent

Example Sentences

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He’s a mostly benevolent tyrant, but his crotchety side can get ugly and he’s not always in control of his temper.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

And the federal government’s entry into migration sounds benevolent, but only one state had benevolent migration laws, and that was New York.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

The myth imagines a benevolent planner; the reality looks much closer to a second-best market riddled with information frictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The family assumes these blessings are the work of a benevolent forest spirit.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

Finally, my benevolent master, to use his own words, “set her adrift to take care of herself.”

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass