intention
Example Sentences
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Some $50,000 in fees flew in from all over, mostly from sympathetic people with no intention of ever coming to play.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
This would complete a trifecta of giant flotations this year with SpaceX launching this Friday and Anthropic also announcing its intention to go public last week.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Lander was aghast and said that wasn’t his intention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He says that during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, in an “activist moment,” several labels signed onto the Music Climate Pact, declaring their intention to reduce their emissions and be better stewards of Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
She smiled to herself; it was the smile of a person who has an important secret but no intention of telling it.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing intention
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