intention

Example Sentences

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"Beijing's intention, in short, is to internalise the cross-strait issue, treating it as a domestic matter for China, with foreign intervention prohibited," Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Liang Wen-chieh said Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

If designers understood the hurdles that users faced, they could reduce the friction between intention and action by making the machine intuitive to use.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Many students take breaks from school with no real intention of returning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Sources who know Carrick say his intention has been to strip training back to basics.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

If Burr’s intention was to threaten him with the possibility of a duel, Hamilton was not disposed to submit passively to such threats.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis