How to Use intimidate in a Sentence

intimidate

verb

• He tries to intimidate his opponents.
• You shouldn't allow his reputation to intimidate you.
• Don’t let the size of this plant intimidate you.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
• Woolf was both in awe of and intimidated by her younger lover.
  — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2019
• This time, the goal is to intimidate and maybe even scare Tess away.
  — refinery29.com, 11 June 2018
• Take risks and try new things, even if the risks are intimidating.
  — Brian Slipka, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
• These guns are used to kill, to injure, to rob, and to intimidate.
  — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 6 May 2026
• Meat and cheese boards might have a fancy new name these days, but don't let that intimidate you.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2022
• Was the flour, egg, panko dredge, that three-part dredge, did that feel intimidating?
  — Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
• Maybe her coolness intimidates them, or her green eyes.
  — Rodrigo Hasbún, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
• As for what to put in the stuff, the sheer freedom can be intimidating.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2018
• Don’t let the French name intimidate you!
  — Jennifer Anderson, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
• Even for women who spend their lives on the snow, the cold was intimidating.
  — Author: Chelsea Janes, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2018
• But that has to be intimidating to some.
  — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
• The goal and purpose of both of these actions was to intimidate.
  — Star Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021
• If French wine intimidates you, this is the perfect place to get over that fear.
  — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• But again, the purpose here is to intimidate.
  — NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
• That’s as intimidating as white dudes get…sad.
  — Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
• The length of the line on his day off, however, doesn’t intimidate him.
  — Jordan Erb, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2020
• The bird had its wings arched over its back, a pose called busking that male swans use to intimidate rivals.
  — National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
• Still, this little morsel won’t intimidate finicky or small fish like the bigger baits might.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2024
• Starting school for the first time can be an intimidating change.
  — Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• This will not intimidate nor stop people from speaking the truth.
  — Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Don’t be intimidated if your best friend of 10 years can’t make your next trip.
  — Brittany Vickers, Essence, 26 July 2024
• He could be locked up any day now, but the idea of serving jail time doesn’t intimidate him in the slightest.
  — Sarah Hutto, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2020
• Hike and travel in large groups, which are intimidating to bears.
  — Thomas Oide, sacbee.com, 3 June 2017
• The clear aim is to intimidate civilians into giving up hope of a say in who rules them.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2019
• Evil will not intimidate or silence me.
  — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
• But there is no right to break the law or to threaten and intimidate other students.
  — Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
• She wasn’t intimidated by any of it.
  — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025