intimidating

Example Sentences

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This posture likely helped them reach leaves high in trees and may have made them look larger and more intimidating to predators.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, the vistas of Tau Ceti outside the window are intimidating and gorgeous, with cinematographer Greig Fraser indulging in showers of purple glitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

When you break it down and spread the $400,000 across your lifetime, the inheritance should be more realistic and less stressful or intimidating.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

He says he always spots contacts from the top echelons of the art, finance and real-estate worlds, but unlike intimidating rooms of yore, “it’s just a warm and inviting place,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

At first they were whispering and not really looking at me—I guess hospitals are pretty intimidating.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper