How to Use intention in a Sentence

intention

noun

• He bought a dog with the intention of training it to attack intruders.
• She announced her intention to run for governor.
• He seemed to think that I was trying to cause problems, but that was never my intention.
• He has good intentions, but his suggestions aren't really helpful.
• The key is to do so with intention.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
• Our intention is to stop phase four of this project.
  — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
• It was done with a good intention, with a good heart.
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
• There was a lot of intention and a lot of skill put in this.
  — Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 22 Apr. 2026
• The intention is for each range of pop-ups to vary by city.
  — James Manso, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
• And that's what our intention is again this year.
  — Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
• Have your intentions kept up with your growth?
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
• And there are so many ways your good intentions can go south.
  — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
• Toub said that there is no intention to go back to that style.
  — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
• Each time, the intention was to help.
  — Janelle Jones, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
• Ghio said that was not her intention.
  — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
• Just very, very dark, very dark intentions.
  — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
• But this time, they’re styled with intention.
  — Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
• That's not what my intention is.
  — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• That’s not our intention at all.
  — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
• Don’t be fooled, there is intention.
  — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
• Like, what are my coach’s intentions?
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
• My intention was just to be here for one season and move back.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022
• That was not the intention of the film or the intent.
  — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
• That was not their intention at all towards me or the club.
  — Jay Harris, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
• Not a good idea when your intention is to be gracious.
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
• What was the intention of the shooter at the time?
  — Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Both things were the intention.
  — Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
• Herbs are grown with intention.
  — Lauren Crawford, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• The answer to that is the intention of that show was to not be about me.
  — Alison Edmond, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
• The intention isn’t to send this letter, but to let it all out.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 4 May 2023