How to Use intense in a Sentence

intense

adjective

• He shielded his eyes from the intense flash of light.
• He was an intense young man who was very determined to do well in school.
• She has an intense dislike for her husband's friend.
• School reform is a subject of intense debate.
• After many years of intense study, he received his medical degree.
• The work requires intense concentration.
• The rematch could be one of the most intense House races of 2024.
  — Time, 16 June 2023
• The pain in his shoulder was too intense to think straight.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
• But behind the scenes, the drama has been just as intense.
  — Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
• The duels were one of the most intense new elements of the season.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2023
• The city, which lies on the Sea of Azov in Ukraine’s southeast, saw some of the most intense and vicious fighting of the war.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
• Plenty of coaches are intense, and a lot of them work hard.
  — Brian O'Keefe, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
• The spotlight was his alone, as was the intense scrutiny that came with it.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
• Try an outdoor walk around midday when the sun’s UVB rays are the most intense.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Nov. 2023
• The hams are smoked and then aged 6 to 12 months or longer to develop a more intense flavor.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024
• The more intense the exercise, the more intense the damage.
  — Lauren Del Turco, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
• For Ruiz, the tenant living on Figueroa Street, the pressure has been intense.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• So there’s more of a resignation to the fact that this is going to be as intense as it’s been.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
• The Bruin buzz could be so intense by season’s end that both tarps have to come off inside the Rose Bowl.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Her husband had been studying in Ukraine, first in Vinnytsia, then Dnipro, the site of some of the most intense combat of the war.
  — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
• Whether social media is the cause of that rise is a matter of intense debate.
  — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
• The series’ intense seven episodes weigh in mostly just over an hour each.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2023
• While the stakes are intense and real, there are laughs around every corner.
  — Monique Newman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023
• But, for the most part, his actions left intense bitterness.
  — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• Didn’t know a singer (Rob Halford) with that intense [of a] range existed.
  — Liza Lentini, Spin, 18 Aug. 2023
• There is dense, broad damage in north Gaza, where fighting and bombing has been intense during the early part of the war.
  — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
• It is based on the colors found in a shot of intense brown, ranging from hazelnut and chestnut shades to deep chocolate and black tones.
  — Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2023
• What’s still too early to predict is how intense the colors will be this fall.
  — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
• The pressure to replace Saban will be so intense, the bar for success will be so high -- 12 wins or bust -- that many of the game’s top coaches won’t touch the job.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
• The restaurant hand-grates its intense wasabi and has a stunning lineup of raw fish featured in its sashimi.
  — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024