intimidating

Example Sentences

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This posture likely helped them reach leaves high in trees and may have made them look larger and more intimidating to predators.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Performing their solo show in a comedy club was an intimidating experience for Brigham Mosley, a genderqueer person.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Chinese authorities are intimidating the legal team defending pastor Ezra Jin, whose October arrest drew U.S. government condemnation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

When you break it down and spread the $400,000 across your lifetime, the inheritance should be more realistic and less stressful or intimidating.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

I stare levelly back, refusing to give him the satisfaction of intimidating me.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu