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Example sentences for: benevolent
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He is the ambassador from Shangri-La, emissary from a magical, peaceful land protected by stunning mountains, dotted with magnificent temples, ruled by wise and benevolent priest-kings.
In short, the newly launched Barak era has the makings of the democratic version of a benevolent dictatorship."
After watching a Moyers documentary, you are likely to be--for no rational reason--in a warmhearted, benevolent, slightly euphoric mood: I feel better for having watched this . Moyers is a glass of chardonnay before dinner, a small toke on a marijuana joint.
Of Dictators, Benevolent and Otherwise
Led by the Southern-born Ulrich Phillips, whose American Negro Slavery (1918) was the standard work in the field for decades, leading academic historians portrayed slavery as a benevolent, paternalistic institution that benefited blacks by civilizing them.