Benevolent

//bəˈnɛvələnt//

"Benevolent" in a Sentence (13 examples)

He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.

She's a benevolent witch.

Utterly different from Tom was his friend John, who was kind and benevolent.

Why would a benevolent god allow Hell to exist?

The treatment was made possible by a benevolent donor.

It is with a benevolent eye that we wait for those we miss.

I think most of them are benevolent but misguided.

The film depicts a China that's strong but benevolent — ready to fight but doing so in the name of justice and peace.

When Bloomberg ran for a third term in an undemocratic process, he was acting a bit like a dictator, but he was our benevolent dictator, if there is such a thing.

They will bring you together with benevolent language.

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Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.

Benevolence? vvhich ſhall I be benevolent to; or vvhich firſt? I am puſſell'd in the choice.

This bill was not a gift from a benevolent legislature; it was a victory for the community which worked for its passage.

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