How to Use intended in a Sentence

intended

adjective
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  • The book failed to reach its intended audience.
  • The intended victim did not fall for the scam and was not out of any funds.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The home next to Brazil's may have been the intended target, the sheriff said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2022
  • First things first: What is the intended purpose for your new 15- to 16-inch laptop?
    — Stewart Wolpin, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2023
  • It's believed no one in the boy's home was the intended target, Pontecore said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • But none of them were the intended target, Worley said.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But many of the changes obfuscate the intended meaning.
    — Holly Thomas, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • This news has the intended effect: All the women start freaking out that the same thing will happen to them.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Its age shows in places, and it doesn’t get used so much for its intended purpose anymore.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2022
  • The messages didn’t have the intended effect on Wallach.
    — Wired, 28 July 2022
  • This can happen even when the person or group is not the intended target of the exclusion.
    — Rene Nunez, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The intended end results are the same as ever, but the method of getting there is different.
    — David Nield, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Trevor Boucher with some great coverage to jump in front of the intended target and knock that play dead.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
  • But the intended buyer of a car like this is not looking for value for money.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • So that’s part of the dark side of the technology, even for people who use it for its intended purpose.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Kingsbury said the play design was perfect, except the intended target on the pass play, Greg Dortch, slipped and fell.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Jaylon, who would have turned 14 on May 27, was not the intended target, police said.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The look includes cream antlers running up the side of the jersey and shorts, with the intended effect of a buck charging at its opponent.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2022
  • It's now being used among teens, but not for its intended purpose.
    — Kristina Behr, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
  • However, the ad became the brunt of social media jokes about foot fetishes, perhaps not the intended goal of the ad.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Gerald and Dorie love being able to use the space for its intended purpose, but Dorie says the best thing about their house is how much their grandkids love it.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The older two victims were not the intended target, police said.
    — Fox News, 21 July 2022
  • The two Celtics ended up on the floor, causing Joel Embiid, the intended recipient of the pass, to attempt to jump up over them.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • Some throws, including his very first pass, were short, skipping to the intended target.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The company also offers new and made-to-order products, so when scouring the site be sure to select the intended item type in the search menu.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2022
  • In my view, emergency funds should not be tapped to close budget gaps but saved for their intended purpose.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Not only did the number of intended majors decrease over the years, but the number of graduates did, too.
    — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 8 July 2022
  • What to Consider Kayaks come in varying shapes and sizes, each with an intended purpose.
    — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2022
  • Police believe a man in Randell's car was the intended target.
    — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Gerald Everett was Herbert’s intended target near the goal line with the Chargers looking to break a 17-17 tie.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022

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