intimidate

“These crimes are meant to intimidate entire communities and weaken the trust that holds us together,” he said in a statement Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

“I did not intimidate, threaten, or bully Sandy into making any statements,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

"The court has reaffirmed that the government cannot use its legal powers to intimidate reporters or erode the independence of the press."

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Cdr Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said the aim of the attacks was clearly "to intimidate and create fear for the prime minister and to attack the UK".

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

We can intimidate whatever dates they bring home, although I hoped that was still a few years away for Laleh.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Offering a lot to process—historically, technically and visually—“Sèvres Extraordinaire!” is that rare species of exhibition that impresses and intimidates in equal measure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025

Second, and crucially, it intimidates opponents into silence and quiescence.

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2024

I find it so fascinating when people are baking like, "Baking intimidates me, baking scares me, so many steps, numbers, math, science, da da, da, da, da."

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023

The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 allows for prosecution if a photographer threatens, stalks, intimidates or causes distress.

From Reuters ● May 18, 2023

When he looks at the Mona Lisa, he sees the same contradictory mix, and it intimidates him.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

She’s not intimidated by even the most far-flung destinations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Groups representing more than 500 landowners took Green Gen Cymru to court, claiming they were left "frightened and intimidated" by company agents turning up on their farms.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

At one roundabout, 25-year-old Kasim Ramadan gathered with four or five friends, determined not to be intimidated.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

The idea is to have expert hairstylists train uninitiated or intimidated fathers on how to comb and braid their kids’ hair, using salon-type head mannequins but in a setting for bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Sahil was being weirdly pushy, but that didn’t mean I was going to let myself be intimidated into silence.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Defence lawyer Mohamed Sakr said in court that the order prohibiting Ahmed from assaulting, threatening, stalking or intimidating his father had been accepted without admissions, according to national broadcaster ABC.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

“I remember filming that scene and trying to be intimidating to Hannah Waddingham,” Reynolds says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Building good financial habits can feel intimidating and elusive, especially to younger adults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Schwimmer said the completed mount does more than give museum visitors a sense of the animal's intimidating size.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

His poetry was dazzling and intimidating, but Apollinaire himself was soft and affectionate.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day