well-intentioned
Example Sentences
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The well-intentioned but poorly-designed rule has made Washington even less efficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
As she relates in this new and admirable work of social history, all sorts of elements—some well-intentioned, some cynically opportunistic—contributed to produce a wholesale reworking of the way America’s children approach their food.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Clubs nationwide were folding, but in L.A., if one or two music venues went under, it meant monopoly by Goldenvoice-owned spaces and well-intentioned hipster havens like Zebulon, gentrifying both neighborhoods and music.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 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
She hung up, feeling a stab of guilt at cutting off Mamma’s well-intentioned advice.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
