intense
[ɪnˈtens]
Definition:
1. In an extreme degree.
2. Extremely sharp or intense.
3. (of color) having the highest saturation.
'intense' example sentence:
- He marvelled that a man in such intense pain could be so coherent.
- The intense fighting is reported to have claimed many lives.
- That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining.
- Marilyn had an intense identification with animals.
- Danny returned to Father's house in a state of intense agitation.
- Some countries are showing signs of cracking under intense pressure from the United States.
- His love life was complicated, and involved intense relationships.
- Melanomas are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the sun.
- They abused their power and bullied the people, thus arousing intense discontent among the masses.
- The door was beginning to buckle from the intense heat.
- Intense contraction of facial muscles, such as those used in signifying fear, heightens arousal.
- His revolutionary work in linguistics has aroused intense scholarly interest.
- The calls for reform come as intense debate continues among the leadership over the next five-year economic plan.
- I know he's an intense player, but he does enjoy what he's doing.
- Out of Puritanism came the intense work ethic.
- People were dropping like flies in the intense heat.
- Suddenly the room filled with intense light.
- The politicking in Seattle is extremely intense.
- He looked at me with intense hatred.
- The military on both sides are involved in intense activity.
- He was sweating from the intense heat.
- You are right of course about the intense light associated with his daytime paintings.
- He is suffering from eye ulcers, brought on by the intense light in Australia.
- She is a very physical young woman, earthy, and very intense.
- Unfortunately, electronic switches that are this small cannot withstand intense radiation.
- He used the same cinematographer, Owen Roizman, to create a dark, intense atmosphere which was very un-American at the time.
- They talk about detente, but in actuality they are engaged in intense rivalry.
- He gazed at me with those intense blue eyes.
- "What if there's nothing left at all?" he cried, lost in some intense existential angst.
- My father is a small, intense man with silvery hair.
- She tends to have intense, spiritualized friendships.
- I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
- The heat from the flames was so intense that roads melted.
- The President is under intense pressure to resign.
- Intense balls of flame rose up into the sky.
- The battle for third place was intense.
- This has been the subject of intense scholarly debate.
- An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government.
- His threats become more intense, agitated, and frequent.
- The scene was palpably intense to watch.
- It was a period of intense activity.
- He's very intense about everything.
- Intense heat is released in the reaction.
- There is evidence that the solar wind was more intense in the past.
- There is now intense competition between schools to attract students.