Example Sentences

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“Nobody was intending to pre-empt the New Jersey state gaming commission,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

On Sunday, Bash pressed Bovino for evidence “that he was intending to massacre law enforcement.”

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

This was almost certainly the reaction Cronin was intending to elicit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

So did Gleb know the plan - what Prigozhin was intending or planning to do?

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2023

Something gave way inside me and my voice came out louder than I was intending it to.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon