In a sentence
Six example sentences with benevolent, each labelled with its topic.
The mill owner styled himself a benevolent employer, building cottages and a school beside the factory gates.
History
A benevolent uncle appears in chapter nine and pays the debts that have hung over the family throughout.
Literature
The argument assumes a benevolent designer, which is precisely the premise the second half of the essay attacks.
Philosophy
The company's benevolent founder paid for every employee's evening classes and never once asked what they were studying.
Business
The benevolent innkeeper in the film feeds the lost travelers and refuses their money with a wave of his hand.
Movies
Assuming a benevolent motive behind an awkward remark keeps most friendships alive far longer than demanding an explanation.
Psychology
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