intended

Example Sentences

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Let’s get real: Any car with a trophy on the hood is intended to signal rank, wealth and social superiority—flaunting it, if you like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Listeners interpret Kiedis’ lyrics in many ways, but regardless of what he intended, the song’s message circles back to nurturing and harnessing one’s individuality into a creative fuel.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But what’s intended as a blow to the government is punishing the Cuban people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Its heat-resistant design, originally intended for reentry on Earth and Mars, could be used to handle the intense heating from aerobraking in Uranus' atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Lena’s hair was wound in a careless braid, her hands resting delicately on the back of a chair, as if she intended to sit.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny