beneficent

Example Sentences

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Life, after all, is rarely irradiated by beneficent light coming in at just the right angle.

From Washington Post

When Butler’s Prospero refers to Miranda as “a third of mine own life” while bestowing her on Ferdinand, he seems more resentful than beneficent.

From Los Angeles Times

The book it describes, by Clancy Martin, is a doozy: messy, confessional but ultimately beneficent.

From New York Times

Occasionally, if I’m feeling particularly beneficent to future pirate me, I’ll add some peeled slices of whole horseradish root to a cast-off bottle of vodka and bury it in the back of the pantry.

From Los Angeles Times

The Dahl estate has posted an apology for his behavior on its website — linked discreetly under a Quentin Blake illustration of the author in a pink cardigan, looking beneficent and cuddly.

From New York Times