intent upon
Example Sentences
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Instead of signing football's biggest established stars, the club became intent upon snapping up the game's next stars.
From BBC • May 4, 2023
“No sooner had the warm liquid mixed with the crumbs touched my palate than a shudder ran through me and I stopped, intent upon the extraordinary thing that was happening to me,” Proust writes.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021
The NFL appears intent upon playing all remaining games as scheduled, as it did in Week 16.
From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2021
In the end, no one actually owns Turandot, and no one seems particularly intent upon looking after it for the next generation.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2020
“Aerlevsedi,” Elodin repeated patiently, his dark eyes intent upon my face.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
