- present participle of daunt.
daunting
Example Sentences
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Admittedly, the opposition they have faced at the Azteca is not always of the highest quality but, nevertheless, it will be a daunting task for whoever faces them in the last 16.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Most weeklies offered a daunting amount of space for small-town editors to fill.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
But I can understand that it feels daunting — especially because you’re now aware of how much sacrifice it takes to pay off significant amounts of debt.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
But in a world where global warming fixes can seem impossibly daunting, limiting methane pollution from stripper wells is the rare low-hanging fruit, Andrew Logan of Ceres, a climate advocacy group, told me.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
Sort of like the way she was babbling right now about awesome and daunting.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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