well-intentioned
Example Sentences
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Although well-intentioned, it has led to turnovers which have resulted in goals.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
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
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
You are very well-intentioned, but you’ve actually got the rules of survivor benefits backwards.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025
They were well-intentioned, community-minded women, often single mothers or grandmothers, the type who inevitably stepped in to help when no one else would volunteer.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
