How to Use intensity in a Sentence
intensity
noun- The sun shone with great intensity.
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What can be part of the process is intensity.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
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Still, there was a change in tone, but not intensity.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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The intensity hasn’t changed, even if the path has.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Some of his chill vibe slips and a flash of his onscreen intensity shows up.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
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My favorite part is the intensity of the race that comes in the last six hours.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2022
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The goal isn’t to push through intensity.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
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The intensity of the heat disables my phone for an hour.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
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One factor was the sheer intensity of the storms that moved through the basin.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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There was no quit, no drop in intensity, no lack of effort from the group.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Some people think the intensity of a storm's winds is the main threat.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
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Smart and plays with an intensity and purpose in his game.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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In the intensity of it all, there are so many emotions.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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The sheer intensity of the crowds convinced him the regime’s end was near.
—Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
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Being on the whole time, there’s this sort of intensity that grows.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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And yet there’s an intensity to his demeanor as well.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ready to turn up the intensity?
—Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Here’s a look back at the intensity of the series.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Just the intensity and the demands of the job.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
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Two ties, two shades of intensity.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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There is more lyricism, there’s more intensity to it, there’s more soul.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2022
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Watch intensity, not just screen time.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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His voice was but a grumble from the illness and the intensity of the game.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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At that point, the whistles grew in intensity again.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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At what felt like its peak intensity, the winds screeched and howled like jets, and water swamped some homes.
—Grace Garces Bordallo and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
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The intensity is turned up hot on this spin of the childhood classic game.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
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But its intensity—and the age at which it is applied—has reached a crisis point.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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They were caught up in the passion and intensity of the moment.
—Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
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Wesley picked up on the intensity of that emotion and matched it.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 June 2026
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But as her intensity suggests, both of them are running from things too.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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