How to Use intent in a Sentence

intent

1 of 2 noun

• The intent of the law is to protect consumers.
• He was charged with assault with intent to kill.
• She thinks I'm trying to make things difficult for her, but that's not my intent.
• And that may have been his intent.
  — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
• Even with the right intent, the line can blur over time.
  — Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• There was no ill intent towards the hit.
  — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
• The intent is clear, but the timeline is not.
  — Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
• This trip could be seen as a down payment on his intent.
  — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
• Kupper said the law has no such intent.
  — Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
• Maybe there was no intent behind it.
  — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
• There’s no ill intent on anyone’s part.
  — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
• Not the question of the intent.
  — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
• Fain said the union’s intent is not to strike but to get a fair agreement.
  — Fatima Hussein, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2023
• But my intent was not to make a film for the current moment.
  — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
• That was not the intention of the film or the intent.
  — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
• The Rangers signed him with the intent of making the team.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
• Their attacking intent could be a sign of things to come.
  — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• Utah has filed notice of intent to seek the death penalty.
  — Amanda Castro hannah Parry joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
• The enforcers see me and now come at me with what looks like hostile intent.
  — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
• That conduct is both alarming and telling of his intent.
  — Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Start with intent, not features.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Who created the work, for whom, and with what intent in mind?
  — Lauren Morrow september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
• The name itself is a statement of intent.
  — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
• If their naked bodies weren’t message enough, their signs made quite clear the intent.
  — Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
• These systems were often built with sound intent.
  — Mike Simas, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
• When that moment happens, the intent is there.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
• None of it was with malicious intent.
  — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
• The intent of the author as well as our own in narrating.
  — Adam Verner september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
• But his refusal to play with the same intent to get downhill and to the basket does not.
  — Sam McDowell March 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
• Mollo said her intent was to make the process more efficient.
  — Alexa Coultoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026

intent

2 of 2 adjective

• That is not passive scrolling; that is intent.
  — Rhea Karo, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
• As if that were not enough, the desert itself seems intent on killing them.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2026
• Well, part of what the government would have to prove is intent.
  — NBC news, 3 May 2026
• Teams can also label each group by intent type.
  — Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
• For a young man intent on changing the world, there couldn’t have been a better choice.
  — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
• The company said intent no longer starts in a search bar or a product feed.
  — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
• That seems to be what the error-prone Fed is intent on giving us.
  — Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 4 May 2023
• Ecuador seemed intent on rivalling that number.
  — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 21 June 2026
• Someone might be intent on convincing you to agree with their views.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
• Who was intent to deter what was wrong, in my view, never happened again.
  — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2025
• So, why is everyone intent on making plans, for trips far away from home?
  — David Morgan, CBS News, 6 July 2023
• Someone might be intent on convincing you to agree with them.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
• That’s why the third baseman seems to be intent on playing the market again.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• There was intent behind every move.
  — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
• But the Taliban is intent on stopping that.
  — Zahra Nader, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
• Mamdani seemed intent on having fun.
  — Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
• This year, those farmers are intent on bringing business back.
  — Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
• Dayne has been intent on following in their footsteps.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
• Some of the safety rails are being gamed by users intent on finding workarounds.
  — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
• The artist is intent on fulfilling that promise.
  — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
• The caribou remained intent on the performing wolf in front of her.
  — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
• But new ownership seems intent to move the team to Tampa.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• Despite all that, the living are still intent on keeping their secrets.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
• Overall, though, except for a few ringers, the people around us, while quite intent, were very polite.
  — Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
• That Cregger is intent on leaving just what to the eye of the beholder is spot on.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Texas hasn't lost by 20 or more points this season, but the Hogs seem intent on changing that.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
• But already some of her allies seem intent on shutting down any criticism.
  — Egina Garcia Cano, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
• Brooklyn, too, seems intent on projecting calm.
  — Anna Zucca, Vanity Fair, 28 Jan. 2026
• Most of the bills are still being drafted and only include intent language.
  — Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
• Well, the city of Los Angeles seems intent on proving the court wrong.
  — Seth Stern, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024