intent on/upon (something)
idiom
: giving all of one's attention and effort to a specific task or goal
She seems intent on destroying our credibility.
They were intent on their work.
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Not because technology may disrupt it, but because my own government seems intent on destroying it.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
While Duffy has tasked Reacher with finding a missing confidential informant who was working for Beck, Reacher is intent on finding one of Beck’s associates, Xavier Quinn (Brian Tee), who brutally murdered one of the former MP’s fellow Army investigators years before.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But the Royals are intent on moving into a new ballpark when their lease expires at Kauffman Stadium, and a new ranking of all 30 MLB stadiums seems to back the need for new digs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
While Duffy has tasked Reacher with finding a missing confidential informant who was working for Beck, Reacher is intent on finding one of Beck’s associates, Xavier Quinn (Brian Tee), who brutally murdered one of the former MP’s fellow Army investigators years before.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But the Royals are intent on moving into a new ballpark when their lease expires at Kauffman Stadium, and a new ranking of all 30 MLB stadiums seems to back the need for new digs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intent on/upon (something)
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“Intent on/upon (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intent%20on%2Fupon%20%28something%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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