well-intentioned
Example Sentences
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Justin said that the government's protection policy was well-intentioned -- but that the modern world was not allowing the Sentinelese to be left on their own.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Although well-intentioned, it has led to turnovers which have resulted in goals.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Clubs nationwide were folding, but in L.A., if one or two music venues went under, it meant monopoly by Goldenvoice-owned spaces and well-intentioned hipster havens like Zebulon, gentrifying both neighborhoods and music.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
You are very well-intentioned, but you’ve actually got the rules of survivor benefits backwards.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025
Ser Barristan suggested a tourney instead; his orphans could ride at rings and fight a melee with blunted weapons, he said, a suggestion Dany knew was as hopeless as it was well-intentioned.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
