intensely
Example Sentences
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Although it was a state trial court decision, Brown’s case had been intensely covered by the national press, and it was no doubt the most consequential trial in U.S. history until that time.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
Playing more slowly on the ball in theory may have helped Chelsea's players rest during the game before then pressing more intensely for shorter periods.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
In our Solar System, planets that are both small and intensely heated tend to lose their original gas envelopes early in their history.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Mr. Herzog, who with his intensely dramatic yet dryly matter-of-fact vocal stylings lends the feature his typically scintillating narration, follows him on a journey to Namibia and Angola in search of the ghost elephants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
I took the gardenia out, pinned it behind my right ear, where, I thought, it accentuated my intensely black eyes.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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