benevolent

Example Sentences

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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

In Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears’ film, a bear cub is cared for by a benevolent tree on a cliffside.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

That’s possible even in “Pluribus,” where the hive mind seems benevolent, acting from a shared belief in doing the least harm to the planet, including to plant life.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

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

Dad was all set to go into a new act—the benevolent superintendent taking the little orphan tykes out for a drive.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey