intent upon
Example Sentences
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Instead of signing football's biggest established stars, the club became intent upon snapping up the game's next stars.
From BBC • May 4, 2023
He asks, “Can a company as intent upon domination as Amazon really understand this perspective — and adapt that morality to the screen?”
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022
The NFL appears intent upon playing all remaining games as scheduled, as it did in Week 16.
From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2021
In the end, no one actually owns Turandot, and no one seems particularly intent upon looking after it for the next generation.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2020
Hermione had seen it; she let out a little squeak, but Umbridge and Yaxley, still intent upon their prey, were deaf to everything else.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
