in·tend·ed
in-ˈten-dəd 
1
: expected to be such in the future
an intended career
his intended bride
2
intendedly
adverb
: the person to whom another is engaged
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Examples of intended in a Sentence
Adjective
The book failed to reach its intended audience.
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
Noun
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
When passive-aggressive behavior no longer serves its intended purpose, teams can focus on their actual work rather than navigating interpersonal mazes.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The site was located about 100 miles from Howland Island, which was Amelia Earhart’s intended destination when her plane vanished in the summer of 1937.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Exporters must also provide information about the final users and the intended purpose of the goods.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
While Rolex still produces both standard time-only and time-and-date references in stainless steel, very few customers actually use them for their intended purpose, the dive computer having long replaced the dive watch as the standard underwater timing device.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
When passive-aggressive behavior no longer serves its intended purpose, teams can focus on their actual work rather than navigating interpersonal mazes.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The site was located about 100 miles from Howland Island, which was Amelia Earhart’s intended destination when her plane vanished in the summer of 1937.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Exporters must also provide information about the final users and the intended purpose of the goods.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for intended
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intended. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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