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

Not like a drunk way but like a benevolent alien who couldn’t believe that this planet had donuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 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

And so he resolves to repay them in the only way he knows: with labor, with devotion, with the silent caretaking that eventually convinces them they’re being aided by a benevolent forest spirit.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

I left for school under the benevolent gaze not only of Mother but also of bright-eyed otters and burly American bison and stretching and yawning orangutans.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel