intimidate

He is so eager to intimidate survivors that he’s willing to pay the price of reminding Americans that E. Jean Carroll — and the harrowing, compelling story she tells — exists.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

“We will not stand by and let them continue to try to intimidate us,” Lainy Yompian said during the conference.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that "anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone... can expect to face the full force of the law".

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

"For anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone, you can expect to face the full force of the law".

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

All doormen, for example, and all policemen have by now, for me, become exactly the same, and my style with them is designed simply to intimidate them before they can intimidate me.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

Offering a lot to process—historically, technically and visually—“Sèvres Extraordinaire!” is that rare species of exhibition that impresses and intimidates in equal measure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025

Second, and crucially, it intimidates opponents into silence and quiescence.

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2024

The league says its operations manual strictly prohibits bullying and hazing, which is defined as behavior that “harms, intimidates, offends, degrades, threatens, or humiliates another person or creates a risk to their health or safety.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

I find it so fascinating when people are baking like, "Baking intimidates me, baking scares me, so many steps, numbers, math, science, da da, da, da, da."

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023

To be honest, something about the big houses intimidates me, and I’m already nervous.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Groups representing more than 500 landowners took Green Gen Cymru to court, claiming they were left "frightened and intimidated" by company agents turning up on their farms.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

At one roundabout, 25-year-old Kasim Ramadan gathered with four or five friends, determined not to be intimidated.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

At first I was intimidated, but that didn’t last.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

This is a topic that is raised in these pages from time to time — most recently by this reader who implored more Americans to start saving early and not to be intimidated by money.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

I kept glaring at Will, letting him know I wasn’t going to be intimidated.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

And one grew up to be the most intimidating soccer player in the entire world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Switzerland, meanwhile, have also excelled and kept their cool despite facing an intimidating atmosphere in their penalty shootout win against Colombia in the final match of the last-16 stage.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

CPS workers—who are often referred to in low-income communities as “the family police”—are tasked with addressing social welfare needs after they’ve already lost the trust of families by intimidating and judging them during investigations.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

The new season, which drops weekly on the Tastemade YouTube channel, takes viewers back to the basics, helping them create scratch staples at home and demystifying some of the most intimidating aspects of home cooking.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

She said the words through her teeth and hoped they sounded more intimidating than she felt.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray