beneficent

Example Sentences

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When Butler’s Prospero refers to Miranda as “a third of mine own life” while bestowing her on Ferdinand, he seems more resentful than beneficent.

From Los Angeles Times

The book it describes, by Clancy Martin, is a doozy: messy, confessional but ultimately beneficent.

From New York Times

Few gentlemen, in Miss Manner’s experience, can resist the charm of a doting fiancee who makes them the beneficent hero of the story for his superior tact and understanding — while simultaneously saving him substantial expense.

From Washington Post

In his words, “the prosecutor at his best is one of the most beneficent forces in our society,” but “when he acts from malice or other base motives, he is one of the worst.”

From Washington Post

Venerated as beneficent "job creators," employers are free to revert openly to exploitative labor practices.

From Salon