How to Use as intended in a Sentence
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There is nothing quite like seeing a work of art as intended by the artist.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
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But what is the evidence that such programs work as intended?
—Marcella Alsan, STAT, 26 Dec. 2023
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And, as intended, over the years, the issue has fallen out of focus.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
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Sometimes a pairing that looks great on paper doesn’t work as intended.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Our research has found that these markets are not working as intended.
—Noah Dormady, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026
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Whether the implant works as intended also remains to be seen.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
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If not retitled to the living trust the trust may not accomplish its goals as intended.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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With more than a third of the season in the rearview mirror, his vision has not transpired as intended.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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The comment didn’t go over well with customers whose gear stopped working as intended due to the app’s problems.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
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Now a true believer, Ben proves his camera works as intended.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
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Many of you are on an endless quest to own the best printer or figure out the right tips to make your printers work as intended.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
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But this is an example of the justice system working as intended as well.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
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Products that don’t work as intended create another kind of claim.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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While the blemishes may vary, the merchant says all of the cookware will perform as intended.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
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And as intended, candidates who came in person were aged between early teens to adults.
—Kristine Kwak, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
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If the plan works as intended, there will be more big, critical moments to come in these playoffs for the hometown guy.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024
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What works for autonomous cars may not work as intended for liter-class superbikes, too.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
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The zippers are difficult to distinguish and didn't work as intended in our tests.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
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The Turkish side landed him as intended this morning.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Prentiss resolved to monitor the program to make sure that the money was spent as intended.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
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The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.
—USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
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If the system works as intended, those migrants could be on their way to deportation with a felony charge in hand within days.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 11 May 2023
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Product teams commit to using the platform as intended.
—Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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The first as intended, that the debate was childish silliness that didn’t help anyone choose a candidate.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 17 Sep. 2024
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And the story here is the fact that the system is working as intended and protecting human and public health.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024
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The Fed’s latest series of rate hikes has worked as intended in taming inflation.
—Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 20 Sep. 2023
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When people know where to look, collaboration improves and the stack works as intended.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Base pay per delivery in Seattle jumped from about $5 to over $12, as intended.
—Andrew Garin, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Our water systems have worked largely as intended for decades — but they weren’t built for the 21st century.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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More than four weeks after the procedure, the team said Miller continues to progress in his rehab as intended.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 July 2026
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