well-intentioned
Example Sentences
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Justin said that the government's protection policy was well-intentioned -- but that the modern world was not allowing the Sentinelese to be left on their own.
From Barron's • May 18, 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
"Though well-intentioned, blanket bans on social media would fail to deliver the improvement in children's safety and wellbeing that they so urgently need."
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
If “Intentional” isn’t consistently riveting reading, it is nonetheless sensible—and well-intentioned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
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
