intense

Definition:
1. In an extreme degree.
2. Extremely sharp or intense.
3. (of color) having the highest saturation.

Use 'intense' in a sentence:

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