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  • Worse, Roy was truly intimidated.†   (source)
  • Looking at the bobbing head of the mighty Don Lash, Louie felt intimidated.†   (source)
  • I was bored, and also intimidated.†   (source)
  • Osip had been somewhat intimidated by its length, but the Count had assured him that there was no better text with which to establish a fundamental understanding of American culture.†   (source)
  • Though there were rare geniuses walking the halls of the law school, most of my fellow students were smart but not intimidatingly so.†   (source)
  • A clumsy display, but still intimidating.†   (source)
  • She had this intimidating image—this don't-mess-with-me attitude.†   (source)
  • Thomas surprisingly didn't feel that intimidated.†   (source)
  • Doing my best to hide the intimidation I felt, I rolled my eyes and said, "Whatever, man."†   (source)
  • Hediger (1950) says, "When two creatures meet, the one that is able to intimidate its opponent is recognized as socially superior, so that a social decision does not always depend on a fight; an encounter in some circumstances may be enough."†   (source)
  • Sophie looked equally intimidated as her eyes scanned the lobby.†   (source)
  • She remembered how intimidating the building had seemed.†   (source)
  • Her entrance was meant to inspire intimidation.†   (source)
  • At the time, Harvard Law School was a pretty intimidating place, especially for a twenty-one-year-old.†   (source)
  • To some people, this might have looked like a gesture of welcome, but Harry knew it was because Uncle Vernon wanted to look impressive and intimidating.†   (source)
  • Nick could hit and hurt and intimidate, but Mo pointed him at the people who needed to be intimidated.†   (source)
  • "…. definitely intimidating," I finally say.†   (source)
  • The building was square and rather plain-looking, though once inside, the three orphans were intimidated by the hustle and bustle of the people as they raced around the large, echoey room.†   (source)
  • There was looting, murder, and, increasingly, rape, which was used to intimidate civilians and reward militiamen.†   (source)
  • But he was only thinking of Sticky to take his mind off himself, for the prospect of groping about in the darkness intimidated him more than he cared to admit.†   (source)
  • When you dance fast and dirty, it intimidates some of them.†   (source)
  • They were startling gray, like storm clouds; pretty, but intimidating, too, as if she were analyzing the best way to take me down in a fight.†   (source)
  • "If, instead of trying to intimidate your young brother, you would emulate him and use that mind of yours, perhaps you'd find things much easier.†   (source)
  • The intimidating figure stared down at me with disdain, as if I were less than a piece of lint on his coat.†   (source)
  • Pete, I suppose much intimidated by the thought of the jokes that he would have to endure at the feedstore and all over town, changed after that.†   (source)
  • Another tactic meant to confuse and intimidate her.†   (source)
  • The intimidating sink was so dirty I chose not to touch the faucets—so I couldn't wash my hands.†   (source)
  • 1 shouldn't be intimidated.†   (source)
  • Victor seemed more intent on intimidating Gino than he was on getting the ball.†   (source)
  • Adults didn't intimidate her, and neither did strangers of any age.†   (source)
  • He of course saw nothing the slightest bit intimidating about it.†   (source)
  • A lot of young kids get intimidated when the surf starts getting huge.†   (source)
  • Most ignored him and kept going, some laughed at him, but a few were intimidated by his rank and had stopped, though he lacked any personal authority.†   (source)
  • She knew that she couldn't rule the queendom by fear and intimidation alone.†   (source)
  • It's breathtaking, intimidating, magnificent—and this is just the summer house.†   (source)
  • Rameck yelled in his loudest, most intimidating voice.†   (source)
  • Or even just filling up a tank of gas alone was intimidating at first.†   (source)
  • Even though she was a full foot shorter than I was, she still managed to be intimidating.†   (source)
  • Judith was not so easily intimidated.†   (source)
  • Trying not to be intimidated by the fierce domineering look he got from her, he ordered the soldiers to inspect the ranch.†   (source)
  • If its attorneys do not outsmart you, they will outwork you, and if they can't outwork you, they'll win through sheer intimidation.†   (source)
  • Intimidating.†   (source)
  • "You think you can intimidate me with your swanlike good looks, but I'm not that kind of girl."†   (source)
  • She perched against the edge of the counter, diminishing her height so she was eye level, but she still seemed intimidating with her folded arms and unimpressed scowl.†   (source)
  • He was intimidated by this uniformed superiority and the offhand authority in Merridew's voice.†   (source)
  • He used them to intimidate people.†   (source)
  • She remembered that it had been a problem at times, especially when she dated, because it had intimidated most of the boys her age.†   (source)
  • It was Bean, not intimidated at all, who answered intelligently.†   (source)
  • It doesn't look nearly as big or intimidating as I've been imagining.†   (source)
  • Besides—it gladdened my heart to think of it —if anyone alive could high-hand or intimidate Lucius Reeve it was Platt: a world-class snob and bully in his own right.†   (source)
  • But I've learned you can't go too far wrong in the kitchen, and people are more intimidated than they should be, probably because we watch cooking shows on TV that make cooking look like rocket science.†   (source)
  • Sometimes it seems the whole process is designed to be as intimidating and confusing as possible.†   (source)
  • But the professors were not so easily intimidated.†   (source)
  • Bandits long ago intimidated any La Arrocera residents who considered testifying.†   (source)
  • It was more than just big; it was intimidating.†   (source)
  • Up close, they seemed much less intimidating.†   (source)
  • A leaden band of mist gathered in front of the Urgals and thickened into an intimidating wall, dark as a thunderhead.†   (source)
  • In Georgia I'd seen people angered by my father before, or intimidated, but not contemptuous.†   (source)
  • Though Agapi was a psychiatrist, she didn't come across as intimidating.†   (source)
  • The book was in novel form, short enough not to intimidate the potential buyer at Food Mart checkout stands, and the cover was a twenty-second interactive holo wherein the tall, swarthy stranger-Amalfi Schwartz, I suppose, although Amalfi was short and pale and wore corrective lensesrips the bodice of the struggling female just to the nipple line before the protesting blonde turns toward the viewer and cries for help in a breathless whisper provided by porn holie star Leeda Swann.†   (source)
  • I would have written it while he looked, but his clear, elegant script intimidated me.†   (source)
  • He seemed completely intimidated by authority.†   (source)
  • I know a few never showed up at all, mostly through sheer intimidation.†   (source)
  • I want to, but I'm too intimidated to look at the people around me.†   (source)
  • And if I didn't have many other friends because of her-most girls were intimidated by her looks, or thought she was too pushy, or just flat-out feared for their boyfriends-it never bothered me.†   (source)
  • Even without the fair he faced an intimidating portfolio of works in progress, chief among them the grounds of Biltmore, the Vanderbilt estate in North Carolina.†   (source)
  • Thanks to Hollywood, the monster looks like Boris Karloff or Lon Chaney and intimidates us by its sheer physical menace.†   (source)
  • Scared and confused, and visibly intimidated by Annie, he was soon walking down the steps, and across the lawn, dodging revelers.†   (source)
  • Here they were being frightened and intimidated and held at bay by, of all things, a dog.†   (source)
  • The workers' comp claim forms look intimidating, especially to people who don't speak any English and can't read any language.†   (source)
  • It was Kim who must have braved any number of intimidating bouncers and hipsters to find Adam.†   (source)
  • Cokie and Dina made sure the Sangra girls were intimidating and feared.†   (source)
  • I was surprised not to feel intimidated as badly as I used to.†   (source)
  • Helpless and fearful people are drawn to magical figures, mythic figures, epic men who intimidate and darkly loom.†   (source)
  • The other students, particularly the boys, were intimidated by Rahel's waywardness and almost fierce lack of ambition.†   (source)
  • Up close he is physically intimidating, tall and broad-shouldered, his arms and chest well defined.†   (source)
  • I was tight-lipped and grim, and, after the events of the last several days, not terribly intimidated by the authority of two paunchy old men.†   (source)
  • On the fourth floor at Juilliard, Russo was intimidated by the quality of the music emanating from the little pressure cookers where students practiced between classes.†   (source)
  • Do guys find you too intimidating?†   (source)
  • The drop to the catwalk was intimidating, but not as intimidating as the idea of waiting in the storage space for whatever came to claim them.†   (source)
  • She was not intimidated because she felt herself inspired by an exalted courage that would have enabled her to move the world.†   (source)
  • "I know this all seems strange and intimidating and, yes, unfair, but we're here for a reason," he told the crowd.†   (source)
  • But we considered her to be fair and respected her decisions; and even in the Juniors, we probably recognised that it was her presence, intimidating though it was, that made us all feel so safe at Hailsham.†   (source)
  • The timbre of his bark had deepened to an intimidating boom.†   (source)
  • He adjusted his behavior to it, chose his companions on the basis of it: people who could be fascinated, even intimidated by it.†   (source)
  • Saeed did not like to admit it but he was intimidated by her, by her intensity and by the speed and unpredictability of her words, words that he often could not understand, but words that made others laugh.†   (source)
  • Probably I would have felt so intimidated, I couldn't have done much more than tremble in her presence.†   (source)
  • In the way of those thirsty for power above all else, he intimidated, terrorized, punished, banished, and used as his visible weapon, the wrath of his chosen god.†   (source)
  • He was not intimidated by his change of venue.†   (source)
  • Nothing and no one ever seemed to intimidate him.†   (source)
  • He ought to file a police report for animal cruelty, possibly intimidation, but he did not think he would want to explain why the intimidation had taken place.†   (source)
  • But I refused to let Patch think he could intimidate or scare me.†   (source)
  • Nye, whose normal voice is cuttingly nasal and naturally intimidating, was attempting a subdued timbre, a disarming, throw-away style.†   (source)
  • There was a reason it was up so high in a courtroom-it had nothing to do with logistics and everything to do with intimidation.†   (source)
  • We walked quickly, intimidated by the hubbub of the bustling city, not knowing which direction to go My heart pounded with fear.†   (source)
  • The whole thing was too close to us, too real, and too intimidating to let on that we even knew about it.†   (source)
  • I praised the response as "magnificent" to the press, lauding our people for "defying unprecedented intimidation by the state."†   (source)
  • "It's a lovely mine," apologized the Humbug, who was always intimidated by loud noises.†   (source)
  • Decked out in khaki shirts and brown beret hats, their shoes polished to a smooth military sheen, they stood over by the exit doors intimidating anyone who happened to walk into their space.†   (source)
  • I wince at his handshake, wondering if my own will ever be as intimidating.†   (source)
  • There seemed to be intimidation.†   (source)
  • Bien wasn't intimidated, and he didn't care about rules.†   (source)
  • It was the less intimidating of the two (and I was scared I'd see him).†   (source)
  • Out in the sunlight, he was far less intimidating than he had been in the shade.†   (source)
  • I set the document down on the edge of the table and looked over the top of my reading glasses with my most intimidating courtroom stare.†   (source)
  • The early Klan did its work through pamphleteering, lynching, shooting, burning, castrating, pistol-whipping, and a thousand forms of intimidation.†   (source)
  • So far no one had threatened me with anything more intimidating than a scowl or a harsh word, and no other prisoner had asked anything of me.†   (source)
  • The Americans had been careful to have each meeting videotaped so that later accusations of intimidation could be refuted at once.†   (source)
  • The Irishmen were so intimidated that they were always the last ones in line.†   (source)
  • And Ruchira can be every bit as intimidating as any brothel owner.†   (source)
  • The place was intimidating: names on the wall, gigantic indoor pool, mock door of an H-3 helicopter, and SAR instructors in their shorts and blue T-shirts.†   (source)
  • "Shove off," Felicity growls, deliberately using bad language to intimidate her.†   (source)
  • And military personnel lower in rank could have their legal counsel argue that you had intimidated their clients by shoving your rank in their face.†   (source)
  • Most candidates admit being a little awestruck and a tad intimidated when they first encounter the jaw-dropping male specimens who show up for BUD/S to strut their stuff.†   (source)
  • Men occasionally stopped by our gate to have a chat with her: most women would have been intimidated and embarrassed, talking to men other than their own husbands, but not our niang.†   (source)
  • And calling Jean Hoerni, the one person who might be able to fund his return, seemed too intimidating to seriously consider.†   (source)
  • Clearly, intimidation didn't work.†   (source)
  • He listened to her, always seemed a little intimidated by her, even awed.†   (source)
  • Mike was a prototypic "big brother," a tough and fearless warrior who led by example, not by intimidation.†   (source)
  • She's not intimidated by the popular kids or the ones with the rich parents, and she doesn't want to be your friend.†   (source)
  • I was thoroughly intimidated.†   (source)
  • To intimidate us.†   (source)
  • He breezed along beautifully, even emulating certain characteristic mispronunciations of General Dreedle's, and he was not the least bit intimidated by General Peckem's new colonel until he suddenly recalled that General Peckem detested General Dreedle.†   (source)
  • I had learned to call her Auntie to her face, but in my mind she was always the intimidating Madame Wang.†   (source)
  • The Lunae Libri was more intimidating than I had imagined.†   (source)
  • That Zayd gets straight A's and has pretty fair musical tastes doesn't intimidate Cedric anymore.†   (source)
  • I saw that Mr. Pritchard was intimidated by his father's piercing stare.†   (source)
  • "I would suggest you refrain from using that tone with me," she said in the least intimidating voice imaginable.†   (source)
  • The scope of the large auditorium was at once intimidating and spectacular.†   (source)
  • To intimidate you, confuse you, frighten you.†   (source)
  • They appeared like an over-the-hill gang, but when they took the field and tossed a ball around, the ease with which they practiced clearly intimidated the Little Leaguers.†   (source)
  • The first time I went tango dancing I was too intimidated to get out on the floor.†   (source)
  • No Orsian would make such a request immediately or directly, so likely the child had chosen this oblique approach, turning a casual encounter into something formal and intimidating.†   (source)
  • And me sitting here while he tries to intimidate me.†   (source)
  • Those from other universities, such as Chicago and UCLA, had occasionally been published, but these were considered within the military establishment to be "trial balloons"—examples of ongoing research intended to intimidate foreign observers.†   (source)
  • Reed, it appears, was indeed intimidated.†   (source)
  • Part of the reason was that I felt enormously intimidated in front of other people.†   (source)
  • Besides, whilst the Knight of Lemonwood might intimidate a petty lord, he did not have the strength to sway the Prince of Dome.†   (source)
  • Lorraine sat in a corner, holding one drink all night and looking so intimidated by the people who approached her that she killed even the most persistent attempts at conversation.†   (source)
  • She was competent, decisive, self-reliant; perhaps she intimidated them, for before long they drifted their attentions elsewhere.†   (source)
  • I had a brief glimpse of astonished, then angry faces, and, with another raspy, croaky roar, not nearly as intimidating as I'd hoped, I leaped up shakily.†   (source)
  • Looking back, since he was the one with the training, I'm not sure why I was the one speaking, but I remember being pretty intimidated, seeing those kids looking at me as I stood there totally mute for what felt like a very long moment.†   (source)
  • Even hog-tied and wingless, he sure could give an intimidating look.†   (source)
  • He was not smiling and his approach still intimidated me.†   (source)
  • She wasn't trying to intimidate me either.†   (source)
  • "To intimidate us," Max replied simply.†   (source)
  • Why don't you berate and intimidate them?†   (source)
  • Intimidating?†   (source)
  • "It's a freak show kegger," he whispered, winking to show he hadn't been totally intimidated.†   (source)
  • The thing about Badass Finch is that guys like Ryan Cross don't intimidate him for long.†   (source)
  • That could be really intimidating, you know, for a guy.†   (source)
  • Executives have been either intimidated or seduced by the legislature that is paying their salary.†   (source)
  • Regis had never been intimidated by the spokesmen before because normally he had nothing to say at council.†   (source)
  • The place is pretty intimidating.†   (source)
  • Maynard was one of the most intimidating, dangerous men I'd ever had the displeasure of defending.†   (source)
  • No matter what alpha-male act I might pull off in trying to intimidate her, I knew the truth.†   (source)
  • They were too God-intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated."†   (source)
  • The crowd started yelling all around me, and I felt sort of intimidated by it.†   (source)
  • They seemed less intimidating, particularly the youngest, a plain girl with bedsprings of bright orange hair.†   (source)
  • In a voice heavy with anger he held it at arm's length and read: "The calculated lack of respect for law and order in Mississippi has made it a veritable jungle of intimidation, terrorism and brutality where only the fittest survive.†   (source)
  • The first page of the legal pad, its blankness still intimidating, yawned in front of me like a yellowish glimpse of eternity.†   (source)
  • Hassan the Assassin was the oldest man in our class and looked like something a fisherman had let out of a bottle, while Birdie wasn't much bigger than a sparrow and about as intimidating.†   (source)
  • You're not goin' to intimidate me.†   (source)
  • Just as she was intimidated by expensive food and by the night life of the capital, so she was later intimidated by Komarov-sky himself-this was the real explanation of everything.†   (source)
  • I am not so sure, after nearly ten years of living and working in the midst of "successful democratic politicians," that they are all "insecure and intimidated men."†   (source)
  • You can bribe, blackmail, intimidate… bless, dazzle, fascinate.†   (source)
  • The gang intimidates everyone in the neighborhood and collects protection money from storekeepers.
  • It intimidated me daily until one morning when someone pushed me on a bus and I pushed back.†   (source)
  • Apparently the man who Harry was impersonating, Runcorn, was intimidating.†   (source)
  • I cleared the table quickly while Edward organized an intimidating stack of forms.†   (source)
  • Thanks, but there are always officers in there, and …. well, I still find them intimidating.†   (source)
  • He was one of the most intimidating but fair men I have ever met.†   (source)
  • Her style seemed to be stealth rather than an intimidating windup.†   (source)
  • However intimidated, she felt she could not look away.†   (source)
  • The poor parents, by contrast, are intimidated by authority.†   (source)
  • Always a talker, she was perky and outgoing, not intimidated by anyone or any new adventure.†   (source)
  • We were not shooting, but we were very intimidating, no doubt about that.†   (source)
  • Baby Kochamma was a little intimidated by Rahel's quietness.†   (source)
  • I wasn't going to be intimidated and turn away first, so I stared back.†   (source)
  • Your wife isn't a bit intimidated by the idea?†   (source)
  • The Orleans Parish courthouse is a massive structure with intimidating architecture.†   (source)
  • The makeup and the dress were a lot more intimidating than the dagger.†   (source)
  • It's intimidating and reassuring at the same time.†   (source)
  • The idea of working around the guards was intimidating, but Louie had to eat.†   (source)
  • The whole school is as intimidating as it is impressive.†   (source)
  • Again, I'm sure this was because Amy intimidated people.†   (source)
  • When you are sixteen, adults are slightly impressed and almost intimidated by you.†   (source)
  • She was stimulating instead of intimidating.†   (source)
  • I lean closer to her and say, "He's kind of intimidating.†   (source)
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