first intention
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"Our first intention is to own our destiny," he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2022
Admittedly my first intention was maybe more of a navel-gazy, poetic film about design and what happens when you commoditize air-conditioned square feet.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2022
My first intention was to only keep the subscription long enough to watch that one concert, but I ended up really enjoying the service.
From The Verge ● Apr. 13, 2021
“The first intention was to use the building as an eating area for our clients,” Mitchell told the Times-Republican .
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2017
Truth and falsity are not properties of any experience or thing, in and of itself or in its first intention; but of things where the problem of assurance consciously enters in.
From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring
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