Example Sentences

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Actually, she was a very different character than the one that I had intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Musk claims Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman improperly used a $38 million donation he had intended to sustain OpenAI as a research lab devoted to developing AI for the benefit of humanity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration had intended to launch Artemis II in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Mazzara’s comment in the email thread with other Homeland Security attorneys was given to American Oversight with a watermark showing the agency had intended to withhold it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

And I did feel a little more relaxed as a result, which I suppose was what he had intended.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien