How to Use intention in a Sentence

intention

noun

• He bought a dog with the intention of training it to attack intruders.
• She announced her intention to run for governor.
• He seemed to think that I was trying to cause problems, but that was never my intention.
• He has good intentions, but his suggestions aren't really helpful.
• Use social media with intention – and not for doom scrolling.
  — Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
• Let everyone know that good intentions are to be ascribed to all comments.
  — Julie Garel, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
• Officials have signaled their intention to lift the rate above 5% this year.
  — David Benoit, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2023
• When they are being used, the intention should be to solve a specific problem on a specific plant.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2023
• The intention is to drive action in its community as a result of the advocacy and reporting.
  — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• The intention is to invite the audience onto a journey where slowly truths, discoveries and thoughts are unveiled.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Jan. 2023
• Asked about Ukraine’ intention to hold a February summit under the U.N.
  — Renata Brito, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Dec. 2022
• And maybe there’s some intention behind this, given the popularity of pricy cognac in China.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2023
• Prosecutors claim that Combs had his children post a video of themselves celebrating his birthday with the intention of influencing a future jury pool.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
• The intention is that half of the preschool space will be in private schools.
  — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
• All of this takes us back to my intention: Stop and think.
  — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
• Trump’s name, but makes clear her intention to break with the Trump era.
  — Trip Gabriel, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023
• Alex: Right, which brings me to the intention behind this.
  — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
• The intention isn’t to send this letter, but to let it all out.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
• But my intention was not to make a movie about the Holocaust.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 May 2024
• Alex Hill, the board chair, pushed back on criticism of the makeup of the board and its intentions.
  — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
• The context of the speech and the intention of the speaker are very important, Corbin said.
  — Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
• The younger Tai is so similar to the older Tai but has such a more pure heart and the best intentions.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2023
• No one can any longer doubt the horrible intentions of the Nazi beasts.
  — Gordon F. Sander, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
• In the world of celebrity giving, the road to scandal is often paved with the best intentions.
  — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
• In the Further, though, there are other beings — and some have bad intentions and want to try and claw their way back to the land of the living.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2023
• It was filmed with the intention of screening at Las Vegas’ Sphere venue.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
• The act of transferral was a core intention of Jalil’s and speaks to his overall approach to style.
  — Essence, 28 Sep. 2024
• But both Israel and the PA have deep distrusts about Hamas' intentions.
  — Jack Jeffery, Tia Goldenberg, TIME, 23 July 2024
• No matter your best intentions, the fact remains that styles change, as do our tastes.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
• Of course there’s nothing new about the problem of intention and action.
  — Lorraine Hansberry, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024