How to Use intend in a Sentence

intend

verb
  • We intended that she come with us.
  • I didn't intend any disrespect.
  • Klaris does intend to have a career, a big one.
    — Martha Teichner, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Houghton intended for it to be left open.
    — Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But the Mets don’t intend to make any changes just yet.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Porter intends for the court to search the devices.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
  • And bills intended to cap rents have not fared well in the past.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Not bad for a trip that wasn’t even intended as a snake hunt.
    — Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes this helps them, and it is intended to do so.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Keep in mind that bricks can be made that are intended for use on a roadway.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This spring training is huge for him, no pun intended.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This unit intends for their actions, their play to do the talking for them.
    — Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Hertz intends for one-quarter of its fleet to be electric by the end of next year.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Deep water is not intended for small loads.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • It's intended to defray some of the cost.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But ever since, they’ve been shut out, no pun intended.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • And York intends to do the same in Denver.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • Pizza oil is intended to be drizzled over a pie fresh from the oven.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • No word on whether it is intended for a human or a monster.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • How much does ViX intend to spend on content in its first year?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 23 May 2022
  • Nelson’s items are intended to be one-of-a-kind, and these works of art are not for sale.
    — Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Meier intended to use her credit to build up a nest egg after years of grad school.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Shawn is still struggling with his loss and intends to leave home forever.
    — Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 27 June 2025
  • And, but, but Justin bib does not intend to use that money for that purpose.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 July 2022
  • None of that is to say the Jets intend to move on from Hall anytime soon.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • Stringer said people who intend to commit crimes with guns are not stopped by the permit process.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Israel was intending to come in.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • At the start, the brothers didn’t intend to invent the airplane.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
  • But the Dreamers intend to be in pursuit.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Avoid houses with too-large or too-small entrances for the birds they’re intended to house.
    — Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026

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