How to Use intent on/upon (something) in a Sentence

intent on/upon (something)

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• The staff truly was intent on making guests feel like their home away from home.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025
• Freeman begins his second full year as a head coach intent on a fast start.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 26 Aug. 2023
• So, why is everyone intent on making plans, for trips far away from home?
  — David Morgan, CBS News, 6 July 2023
• These were artists intent on pushing themselves to the limit.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
• Across its border sat an army of tens of thousands of men intent on massacring civilians.
  — Phil Klay, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
• The regime is also intent on testing the public in other ways.
  — Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
• Two women try to put a stop to it, but the states and the banks seem intent on thwarting their efforts at all costs.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
• The two women, Jones and Larsen, were intent on being the first.
  — Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 16 June 2025
• Despite all that, the living are still intent on keeping their secrets.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
• To a large degree, that hasn’t changed; what has is the number of hackers out there intent on cracking them.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
• The coaching staff seems intent on testing Jacobs as their new swing tackle.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
• The pastor had daughters who used to come up to the fence to talk to us, intent on laying out the reasons we were bound for hell.
  — Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• Why, at this point in his career, is Lloyd Webber so intent on telling this story?
  — Vulture, 25 Mar. 2023
• Fans seem intent on not letting the blockbuster Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud go.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 July 2025
• Now, LaChance is intent on making the best out of his time left with his family and friends.
  — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
• If the Leafs are intent on making a deep playoff run, these are the kinds of teams they will be expected to beat.
  — Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
• The misfit pair are intent on entering the tech billionaires club.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
• This year, both campaigns seem intent on pushing the idea of Harris as the underdog.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
• Danny is intent on making sure that Eli finds that moment with Laura.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
• At first, Hassan appears to be intent on killing Charly to get his revenge.
  — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
• Recently, Ruff has sounded like a coach who is intent on seeing things through with this Sabres team.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
• Then fans were turned lose on the night, with many of them probably intent on streaming some more Gojira on the drive home.
  — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
• Like the dormant insect, the Locust has reemerged, intent on destroying the world.
  — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• In a town that does things by the book, Urban is intent on trying new things, tinkering around with formula.
  — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
• This year's Razzies seemed intent on proving that 2024 was a bad time for comic book movies.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
• The team agonized over the shoot and post-production, intent on making a pilot that was ready to air, not just a proof of concept.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
• The state party seems intent on keeping its more than 80 delegates from joining the chorus.
  — Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 8 July 2024
• Once again trusting the horses to guide us down the dark trail, Richard was intent on reaching the glassing spot before daylight.
  — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
• Not long ago the team was intent on building a new stadium on that land, once home to the Arlington Park racetrack.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
• And despite the scary incident, McGuire is intent on putting a good spin on the experience.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024