intention
Example Sentences
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"Beijing's intention, in short, is to internalise the cross-strait issue, treating it as a domestic matter for China, with foreign intervention prohibited," Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Liang Wen-chieh said Thursday.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Many students take breaks from school with no real intention of returning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
If designers understood the hurdles that users faced, they could reduce the friction between intention and action by making the machine intuitive to use.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Sources who know Carrick say his intention has been to strip training back to basics.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The master clearly had no intention to, and I was already beginning to realize he wanted no kinship among his workers, so I knew they wouldn’t, either.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing intention
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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