intimidate

Example Sentences

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There's still so many people that won't play a game - I think that's getting better but there's still people who are intimidated," he says.

From BBC

The message of the festival is about "their refusal to be intimidated or erased".

From BBC

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