intense
Example Sentences
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“It takes a bunch of players that let us coach them, let us coach them hard. We run a very intense program.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Why hasn’t the defense sector fared better amid the intense military conflict?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Quick cuts between Charlie, Mike and Rachel suggest their admissions are intense but relatively innocuous — things that can be laughed off and chalked up to childhood immaturity.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Its heat-resistant design, originally intended for reentry on Earth and Mars, could be used to handle the intense heating from aerobraking in Uranus' atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
On the other side of the room, an intense game of foosball is being played.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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