well-intentioned

Example Sentences

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Although well-intentioned, it has led to turnovers which have resulted in goals.

From BBC

Duane felt he wasn’t anything more than an uninvited guest or a well-intentioned intruder.

From Literature

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

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

Teams have implemented well-intentioned measures — pitch counts, innings limits, more rest between appearances — that have not mitigated the risks and might well have led to more injuries.

From Los Angeles Times