intention
Example Sentences
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There should be some weight and intention behind it, some larger explanation that can be used to justify the term’s use.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Most historians are concentrating on the birth itself, when 13 disparate colonies along the east coast of North America declared their intention to separate from Great Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Local law requires mayors who want to resign to notify the assembly chair of their intention.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The nation of three million people bordering Iran and Turkey passed a law last year formally declaring its intention to apply for EU membership.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
I should not have left him thus, he said, without any means of making my way: I should have told him my intention.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing intention
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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