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
Its founder, the Rev. Arthur Atlas Peters, understood these limitations and was intent upon rising above them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023
Perhaps there’s something to be said for being intent upon winning whenever the score is kept.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022
“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
Now give those kine a wide berth, keep your thoughts intent upon your course for home, and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
