intent on
Example Sentences
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But “Snake Men,” in the end, has far less to do with these lissome creatures than with the human beings intent on naming them.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
Ultimately, according to Goncalves, the frontman remains the same person, but one intent on becoming a truly "elite".
From BBC β Aug. 26, 2026
And as intent on vivifying culture as Bourdain was, I think he’d watch this movie and feel that there’s an authenticity that is deeply missed.
From Salon β Aug. 12, 2026
About 30,000 Minnesotans were trained as observers, all intent on making sure that the human beings around them were being treated with basic dignity and given due process.
From Slate β Jul. 27, 2026
“I was going to say hyperfocused. I get so intent on orchestrating my plans and keeping them a secret that I suppose I have a tendency to stop observing what’s really going on around me.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
