benevolently
Example Sentences
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Historically, hoping that an absolute power will benevolently provide for humanity if sufficiently enlightened hasn’t led to safe or positive outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The new lions are looking a tad ferocious rather than benevolently regal.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2022
The set responds to Khan’s excitement and distress, but not benevolently.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2021
She doesn't benevolently lecture you on how you could, if you just tried, be economically simmering a pot of beans on the stove and roasting a chicken in the oven.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2021
Less benevolently, he might monopolise particularly coveted foods and prevent lower-ranking males from mating with the females.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
