in·tend·ed
in-ˈten-dəd 
1
: expected to be such in the future
an intended career
his intended bride
2
intendedly
adverb
: the person to whom another is engaged
Examples of intended in a Sentence
Adjective
The book failed to reach its intended audience.
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
Noun
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
But during the protracted legal wrangling the growth cap stayed in place — and served its intended purpose.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
The intended parent or parents might struggle with infertility.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Officers found eight shell casings from a semi-automatic weapon next to the victim, suggesting she was shot at close range and was likely the intended target, Small said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
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Adjective
Coupling price transparency reforms with policies that address the abuses by contract pharmacies and ensure that 340B hospitals serve their intended purpose can rein in the 340B program materially improve drug affordability.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
But during the protracted legal wrangling the growth cap stayed in place — and served its intended purpose.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
The intended parent or parents might struggle with infertility.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Officers found eight shell casings from a semi-automatic weapon next to the victim, suggesting she was shot at close range and was likely the intended target, Small said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for intended
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intended. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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