392 examples of intimidate in sentences

"Our works are picketed by individuals who camp out in the forests and who intimidate and threaten our employees.

Though her slight figure and juvenile face made her attempt at majesty somewhat comic, it was quite sufficient to intimidate the bashful youth; and he answered, very meekly: "Pardon me, Miss Royal.

He had said enough to exasperate, but had not done enough to intimidate; while those whom he denounced had greater boldness and presence of mind than he, and had the forces on which they relied for support at hand and available.

In order that they [the Gauls] may do so with greater spirit, he would marshal all their forces before the camp, and intimidate the enemy.

Our troops, as each man's post had been assigned him some days before, man the fortifications; they intimidate the Gauls by slings, large stones, stakes which they had placed along the works, and bullets.

The shouts which were raised by the combatants in their rear, had a great tendency to intimidate our men, because they perceived that their danger rested on the valour of others: for generally all evils which are distant most powerfully alarm men's minds.

John Porteous, the captain, so resented the annoyance, that he commanded his men to fire over their heads, to intimidate them; and then, as their opposition became violent, he directed the guard to fire among them; whereby six persons were killed, and eleven severely wounded.

put in fear, put in bodily fear; terrorize, intimidate, cow, daunt, overawe, abash, deter, discourage; browbeat, bully; threaten &c 909.

V. threat, threaten; menace; snarl, growl, gnarl, mutter, bark, bully. defy &c 715; intimidate &c 860; keep in terrorem [Lat.], hold up in terrorem

It was in vain that the court pronounced this opinion "the most damnable heresy ever broached in the land," and that the government employed all its influence to win or intimidate the jurors; after a trial of three days, Lilburne, obtained a verdict of acquittal.

Instead of it, on this evening, I ordered one of the long guns to be fired, believing that the sound and reverberation alone would suffice to intimidate such robbers.

intimidar, to intimidate.

But these braves of the Darling did not yet understand the nature of the man they sought to intimidate.

The column is like the ancient honour of France, that neither decrees nor bayonets can intimidate, and which in the midst of threats and tumult, holds itself aloft in serene and noble dignity.

These soldiers, whom Pilate had sent for to intimidate the mob, numbered about a thousand.

Yet some of the whites giving their version of the situation admitted that violent methods had been used so to intimidate the Negroes as to compel them to vote according to the dictation of the whites.

These difficulties and dangers, however, did not at all intimidate Mark Antony.

Can men corrupt and intimidate voters in the South without a reflex influence being felt in the North?

The angry vociferation of his pursuers, did not intimidate him.

The angry vociferation of his pursuers, did not intimidate him.

Official efforts to placate them failed utterly, as did efforts to intimidate them or to conquer them.

The King left Paris soon after dawn; the Queen followed some hours subsequently, having previously caused the arrest of M. Le Jay,[202] in order to intimidate the Parliament; and finally, in the course of the afternoon, Madame took leave of the municipal authorities, and departed in her turn.

The waves which cover it are very large and short; when the weather is bad, they break furiously, and intimidate the most intrepid mariners.

I, however, flatter myself, that the new government will not justify this fear; and as I am certain my friends will not return to England at this season, I shall not endeavour to intimidate or discourage them from their present arrangement.

To intimidate me he tried every manner of expression and utterance, and failing, he always ended with a spring in the air to the length of his chain.

392 examples of  intimidate  in sentences