intended

Example Sentences

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It would be easy to take Emma’s confession as a simple cinematic provocation, a tone-deaf narrative device intended to make viewers squirm in their seats.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

But what’s intended as a blow to the government is punishing the Cuban people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Its heat-resistant design, originally intended for reentry on Earth and Mars, could be used to handle the intense heating from aerobraking in Uranus' atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

For now, executives of the major private-credit firms are saying the structures of their funds—which require shareholders to cash out slowly over time—are functioning as intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Lena’s hair was wound in a careless braid, her hands resting delicately on the back of a chair, as if she intended to sit.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny