in·tend·ed
in-ˈten-dəd 
1
: expected to be such in the future
an intended career
his intended bride
2
intendedly
adverb
: the person to whom another is engaged
Examples of intended in a Sentence
Adjective
The book failed to reach its intended audience.
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
Noun
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
And if witnessing, that acknowledgement that those being arrested and targeted aren’t suffering in silence, is the intended purpose — then the most important work will happen in the next weeks, months, and years.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
Even so, the Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, a nonprofit that releases standards for surrogacy and egg donation, still advises that a third party hold the escrow to protect intended parents and surrogates.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Second, check the intended address.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Which was exactly the intended (albeit uncomfortable) effect.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
And if witnessing, that acknowledgement that those being arrested and targeted aren’t suffering in silence, is the intended purpose — then the most important work will happen in the next weeks, months, and years.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
Even so, the Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, a nonprofit that releases standards for surrogacy and egg donation, still advises that a third party hold the escrow to protect intended parents and surrogates.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Second, check the intended address.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intended
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intended. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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