INTENT in a Sentence
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260 example sentences for INTENT, such as:
1. She had an intent look on her face.
2. His face filled with an intent curiosity.
3. She was intent on pursuing a career in business.
4. They are clearly intent on maintaining standards.
5. The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up the pressure.
2. His face filled with an intent curiosity.
3. She was intent on pursuing a career in business.
4. They are clearly intent on maintaining standards.
5. The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up the pressure.
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Meanings and Examples of INTENT
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intent
n. the intended meaning of a communication
n. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 She sat silent, intent on nothing, while the baby, already glutted with milk, whimpered because he had lost the friendly nipple.
2 And yet he would torment and insult her and deny that such was his intent, should she accuse him.
3 Scarlett had given no thought to this, so intent was she upon the money the mill would bring in.
4 He put his hand under her chin, quietly turned her face up to the light and looked for an intent moment into her eyes.
5 He was a mournful dyspeptic, intent on finding out the deleterious ingredients of every dish and diverted from this care only by the sound of his wife's voice.
6 Rosedale remained seated, too intent on his thoughts to notice her movement.
7 He did; and then it seemed to me that he was dogging us, but with what intent I could not for the life of me imagine.
8 I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.
9 With one mind, their intent eyes all fastened upon the old man's knife, as he carved the chief dish before him.
10 He was intent on an audacious, immitigable, and supernatural revenge.
11 He seemed swimming with his utmost velocity, and now only intent upon pursuing his own straight path in the sea.
12 He walked between them, whether with malicious or mischievous intent was not wholly clear, even to himself.
13 Cora was in the act of speaking, with an intent to advise the woman to abandon the trifle, when the savage relinquished his hold of the shawl, and tore the screaming infant from her arms.
14 The heathen are abroad in goodly numbers," said David; "and, I fear, with evil intent.
15 My object in working steadily was to remove any suspicion he might entertain of my intent to run away; and in this I succeeded admirably.
Example Sentence: (50 in 4 pages)
1 It was their intent to micromanage the issues, to become part of the process.
2 She was intent on pursuing a career in business.
3 They are clearly intent on maintaining standards.
4 He was clearly intent on inflicting serious harm on someone.
5 She had an intent look on her face.
6 His face filled with an intent curiosity.
7 The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up the pressure.
8 The act had a specific intent, to protect freed slaves from white mobs.
9 It will once again expose their intent to prevent an agenda that people clearly want.
10 Your main intent is to accurately capture a scene as your eye sees it, and then report to me.
11 Her constant complaining about the job would adumbrate her intent to leave.
12 The intent, however, was to make the taxes and terms prohibitive to all non-medical use.
13 If the transgression is a result of accident rather than impulse or intent, the root is not in us.
14 The explanation of the intent of matrimony was gone through; and then the clergyman walked a step further forward, and, bending slightly towards him.
15 The intent of acupuncture therapy is to promote health and alleviate pain and suffering.