Examples of well-intentioned in a Sentence
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Comments about another person's body or the food on their plate, which can negatively affect others no matter how well-intentioned.
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Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
Though the season 6 episodes feel painfully well-intentioned, Elizabeth Debicki is phenomenal as the doomed Princess of Wales
The Crown is back for its final season.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
All these arguments are well-intentioned but are festooned with contradictions.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2023
While well-intentioned, there’s no data on how effective these tools are in preventing people from developing gambling disorders.
—Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
While these laws are well-intentioned, the data that companies share to comply with them is usually structured in a way that obfuscates crucial details that would expose harm.
—Surya Mattu, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
Many people seem unable to restrain themselves from asking inappropriate questions, however well-intentioned.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023
Some pols may be well-intentioned and others not, but Hawaiians suffering the shock of tragic devastation on West Maui may still want to make their own decisions on what to do with their own property.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2023
Trying to shield them from grief — theirs or family members’ — is well-intentioned but ultimately unhelpful.
—Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
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Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
Though the season 6 episodes feel painfully well-intentioned, Elizabeth Debicki is phenomenal as the doomed Princess of Wales
The Crown is back for its final season.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
All these arguments are well-intentioned but are festooned with contradictions.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2023
While well-intentioned, there’s no data on how effective these tools are in preventing people from developing gambling disorders.
—Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
While these laws are well-intentioned, the data that companies share to comply with them is usually structured in a way that obfuscates crucial details that would expose harm.
—Surya Mattu, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
Many people seem unable to restrain themselves from asking inappropriate questions, however well-intentioned.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023
Some pols may be well-intentioned and others not, but Hawaiians suffering the shock of tragic devastation on West Maui may still want to make their own decisions on what to do with their own property.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2023
Trying to shield them from grief — theirs or family members’ — is well-intentioned but ultimately unhelpful.
—Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
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“Well-intentioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-intentioned. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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