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
He asks, “Can a company as intent upon domination as Amazon really understand this perspective — and adapt that morality to the screen?”
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022
But by then, Jackson said, he already had been intent upon reentering the game.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2020
“I was just taking a late supper. Would you care for a biscuit? There’s another on my desk, though I’m afraid it’s cold—I was so intent upon my work I forgot to eat until now.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
