intimidating
Example Sentences
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The author notes that military experts view the ships as unsuited to current and emerging strategic threats, and that the program appears designed primarily to create an intimidating appearance rather than address genuine naval challenges.
From Los Angeles Times
No matter, two of these teams will be playoff bound by next week—even if they’re hardly as intimidating as the rest of the teams vying to win the Super Bowl.
The scale of that burning is intimidating, but Hansen and his colleagues say there are several ways to make progress.
From Science Daily
Yes, it’s ideal to keep at least three months’ of expenses in an emergency fund, but don’t abandon saving altogether if that seems like an intimidating target.
In his holiday special, he treats the feast as both a love letter to its Catholic, working-class roots and a gentle rebellion against the idea that it needs to be rigid or intimidating.
From Salon
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