Examples of well-intentioned in a Sentence
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While well-intentioned, this kind of advice often operates at the wrong level.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Looking back on the experience, McCann describes the clients as warm and well-intentioned but acknowledges that their standards could be really specific, at times.
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Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Bobby is smart and well-behaved; Skeeter is loud, charismatic, and impulsive, though ultimately good-hearted and well-intentioned.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
Camacho explained that police officers may come into communities in a way that is friendly, polite and well-intentioned, but without knowledge of the history of how the community and police have interacted in the past.
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Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Looking back on the experience, McCann describes the clients as warm and well-intentioned but acknowledges that their standards could be really specific, at times.
—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Bobby is smart and well-behaved; Skeeter is loud, charismatic, and impulsive, though ultimately good-hearted and well-intentioned.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
Camacho explained that police officers may come into communities in a way that is friendly, polite and well-intentioned, but without knowledge of the history of how the community and police have interacted in the past.
—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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“Well-intentioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-intentioned. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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