How to Use intense in a Sentence

intense

adjective

• He shielded his eyes from the intense flash of light.
• He was an intense young man who was very determined to do well in school.
• She has an intense dislike for her husband's friend.
• School reform is a subject of intense debate.
• After many years of intense study, he received his medical degree.
• The work requires intense concentration.
• Get ready to challenge your muscles to the max, because these bodyweight moves are intense!
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
• Sometimes, aggressive gobblers will charge in for a fight, and the action can be intense.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2023
• Isn’t that because Zack Snyder’s fans are so intense online?
  — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023
• After forming such an intense bond with their first baby, some parents might wonder how their second child could ever compare.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 21 Oct. 2024
• This proved to be a deadly combination—and heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense because of climate change.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
• This increase has caused more frequent and intense extreme weather events, and makes the world more dangerous for life in every region of the planet.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2023
• The average heat wave season lasts 49 days longer and individual heat waves have become more frequent and intense.
  — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
• Like his designs, Demna’s shows were big, weird, intense, and somehow intelligent in proportion to their shock value.
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• Likewise, climate scientists can clearly link those rising temperatures to more frequent and intense heat waves, floods, drought and other climate extremes.
  — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
• Heatwaves across Australia have become more frequent and intense as climate change worsens and global temperatures continue to rise.
  — Heather Chen, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
• The rivalry between Wisconsin and Minnesota is intense no matter the sport, but rarely is it played out with as much on the line as when the school’s women’s hockey teams get together.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• And the flip side of drought—the product of excess evaporation levels during heat waves—can lead to intense rains and serious floods, as occurred in Tuscany and surrounding regions last spring.
  — Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
• The rematch could be one of the most intense House races of 2024.
  — Time, 16 June 2023
• In the back of every restaurant, the days are long and the work is intense.
  — Victor Moreno, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
• The pain in his shoulder was too intense to think straight.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
• But behind the scenes, the drama has been just as intense.
  — Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
• The duels were one of the most intense new elements of the season.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2023
• The city, which lies on the Sea of Azov in Ukraine’s southeast, saw some of the most intense and vicious fighting of the war.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
• The heat dome The state — and nation — is facing intense heat once again this week.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
• Plenty of coaches are intense, and a lot of them work hard.
  — Brian O'Keefe, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
• The spotlight was his alone, as was the intense scrutiny that came with it.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
• The strikes, which could be heard for over 20 minutes in the capital, were among the most intense in months.
  — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
• Try an outdoor walk around midday when the sun’s UVB rays are the most intense.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Nov. 2023
• When Maris broke Ruth’s home-run record, with sixty-one, it’s said that the stress was so intense that clumps of Maris’s hair fell out.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024