intending
designing or aiming to be; prospective or aspiring: intending surgeons.
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How to use intending in a sentence
The night before he bought a lot of crack-cocaine on credit with no way to pay, intending to kill himself after smoking.
He also suggested on Twitter that he was intending to continue to work closely with the organization.
Amnesty International U.K. Board Chairman Resigns Over Crude Jokes | Nico Hines | August 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI know you had tried to get in touch, but I chose not to talk to media, instead intending to let my letter stand on its own.
She clambered naked out a third-floor window and hung by her fingertips, intending to let herself drop into the bushes below.
Cleveland Kidnapping, Anthony Sowell Case Linked by Indifferent Police | Michael Daly | May 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven if the land was to lose, say, half its value, a buyer intending to hold the ground for the long-term would be quite alright.
John is called out at a festive gathering, and springs to his feet really intending to be clever.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyWalking forth, he strolled down the road towards Calne, intending to ask a question or two of the surgeon.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodOn the 8th of August, Mr. Agassiz set out with a friend, intending to return the same evening.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferOn the contrary, he lounged into the garden intending to enter the study by the window, which he knew to be open.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThe others eagerly crowded forward, intending 25 to miss not one word.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair Blank
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