intimidated

Example Sentences

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In February, the BBC heard from senior managers who said they personally had felt intimidated and afraid to speak up in front of the most senior executives.

From BBC

Estrosi, who is a vocal supporter of Israel and whose wife is Jewish, denounced the act as despicable and said he wouldn’t be intimidated.

From The Wall Street Journal

“People may be intimidated to get up on a stage or at a coffee shop, but here it’s right on street level.”

From Los Angeles Times

All those wires and buttons had intimidated me, especially since they were so often strapped to a living person I was trying to cuff.

From Literature

“People are sometimes intimidated by short ribs because they’re kind of tough, but it’s really just time and liquid that does all the work for you,” Matijevich says.

From Salon