Sample Sentences for
benevolent
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    He was a benevolent, but misguided dictator.
    benevolent = kind
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    There is a God, there has to be, and now I will pray, ... I pray that He is as merciful, benevolent, and gracious as His book says He is.  (source)
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    the Headmaster's Discretionary Benevolent Fund  (source)
    Benevolent = charitable
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    ...and became himself a mighty king, benevolent and wise.  (source)
    benevolent = kind
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    Miss Maudie's benevolence extended to Jem and Dill,  (source)
    benevolence = kindness or generosity
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    "Little sister, been a long time since I play with dolls," he said, smiling benevolently.  (source)
    benevolently = with kindness
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    Even the most irresponsible pretty woman of her acquaintance had her inherited obligations, her conventional benevolences, her share in the working of the great civic machine; and all hung together in the solidarity of these traditional functions.†  (source)
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    He's looking at me, not unbenevolently, but with curiosity, as if I am a puzzle to be solved.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unbenevolently means not and reverses the meaning of benevolently. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    ...asked how he might get North. Free North. Magical North. Welcoming, benevolent North.  (source)
    benevolent = kind
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    The benevolence of the Germans even persuaded them to allow a delegate from our group to move freely about the city every day and make these purchases on our behalf.  (source)
    benevolence = kindness
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    Archie turned and smiled at him benevolently, like a ... king passing out favors.  (source)
    benevolently = with kindness or generosity
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    And Lucy had so much of this benevolence in her nature that I am inclined to think her small egoisms were impregnated with it, just as there are people not altogether unknown to you whose small benevolences have a predominant and somewhat rank odor of egoism.†  (source)
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    But it was really not true that Okonkwo's palm-kernels had been cracked for him by a benevolent spirit.  (source)
    benevolent = kind or charitable
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