intentional

Example Sentences

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When you’re cooking, be intentional and be efficient with your time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Invest in your own intentional community,” said Thomas West, a financial adviser and senior partner at Signature Estate & Investment Advisors in Tysons, Va. “Secure caregiving formally and informally.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Tahini has a kind of quiet luxury to it — less sweet than nut butters, less showy, with a soft, earthy depth that can tip, just slightly, into bitterness in a way that feels intentional.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

The snail's pace is intentional: as if carrying a precious Ming vase, the slow, gentle motion reduces stresses on the multi‑billion‑dollar rocket and launch tower.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

In so-called intentional contexts like the above, the substitution doesn’t always work.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos