How to Use intimidate in a Sentence

intimidate

verb

• He tries to intimidate his opponents.
• You shouldn't allow his reputation to intimidate you.
• One of the men was armed, and the workers felt that the intention of the men was to intimidate them.
  — Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2020
• The goal and purpose of both of these actions was to intimidate.
  — Star Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021
• As for what to put in the stuff, the sheer freedom can be intimidating.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2018
• 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
• All the president has done so far is try to intimidate you.
  — Gary M. Singer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• The search was for no reason other than to intimidate me.
  — Opinion By: Roman Badanin, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022
• The clear aim is to intimidate civilians into giving up hope of a say in who rules them.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2019
• Even for women who spend their lives on the snow, the cold was intimidating.
  — Author: Chelsea Janes, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2018
• The length of the line on his day off, however, doesn’t intimidate him.
  — Jordan Erb, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2020
• China has long used the threat of force to intimidate Taiwan.
  — Chris Horton, Bloomberg.com, 11 Oct. 2020
• Thompson turned his back and walked down the court, not intimidated by the contact.
  — Dan Woike, latimes.com, 27 May 2018
• 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
• 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
• He is not intimidated by the mountain this program has to climb.
  — Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2019
• The presence of so many Chinese ships is meant to intimidate.
  — New York Times, 3 Apr. 2021
• 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
• White men in pickup trucks would sit outside her house to intimidate her.
  — Washington Post, 26 June 2021
• She was also intimidated by the idea of letting her comedic guard down.
  — Molly Lambert, WSJ, 11 July 2019
• This threat alone could intimidate the press and lead to skewed and unfair reporting.
  — Fortune, 11 Oct. 2017
• Hike and travel in large groups, which are intimidating to bears.
  — Thomas Oide, sacbee.com, 3 June 2017
• The thought of an image taking up a full, large screen is intimidating!
  — Eliza Brooke, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2018
• Like the ship in the movie, Charles’s destroyer intimidates with its size.
  — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 4 Mar. 2020
• Car bombs were set off in the military’s attempts to intimidate them.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022
• For one thing, the thought of opening up this giant and complex can of worms is intimidating.
  — Christine Byrne, Self, 27 Nov. 2019
• Perhaps they are intimidated by your dark skin and full beard.
  — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• Because sometimes the big lofty plan can intimidate you.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
• If seeing a movie in a packed theater intimidates you, try a matinee.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024