well-intentioned
Example Sentences
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The thing that makes “Wild Boys” at all important is the question of personal autonomy and what limits or responsibilities anyone has—government entities, churches, NGOs or even just well-intentioned individuals—in “saving” someone from himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Some on Tuesday condemned the measure as well-intentioned but ill-formulated.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
She added: "Conservation must be guided by science, collaboration and long-term planning – not by impulsive actions, no matter how well-intentioned they may be."
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
That can make people vulnerable, and it can also make well-intentioned children overprotective.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
The movement had been infiltrated with informers, and even well-intentioned people were generally not as tight-lipped as they should have been.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
