How to Use intensity in a Sentence

intensity

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  • The sun shone with great intensity.
  • One factor was the sheer intensity of the storms that moved through the basin.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Just keep the intensity down for the same type of session.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • At what felt like its peak intensity, the winds screeched and howled like jets, and water swamped some homes.
    — Grace Garces Bordallo and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
  • But the intensity—the scale and breadth of my sadness—also scared me.
    — Nicole Chung, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The new light brew pairs perfectly with the intensity of the food vendors.
    — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
  • Not fear of the past or some uncertain future, but fear of the vast, strange intensity of what is.
    — Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The intensity of his schedule led him to take a pause and pursue a career in racing.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Use two yoga blocks, an aerobic step, or a bench to lessen the intensity of the movement.
    — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The device uses a light sensor to take in data — in the case of an eclipse the data is light intensity, Bieryla said.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
  • There’s room for a bit more emotional intensity here than in the Mendelssohn, but this performance still seemed to me to miss the music’s warm heart.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • Users can switch out fragrance capsules in seconds, as well as control the intensity and turn the device on and off from an app.
    — Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • My favorite brand is the Tempus Fugit for its intensity.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2023
  • But the Seattle girl missed the intensity, according to an email her mother wrote that summer to Groom.
    — Gus Garcia-Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
  • The intensity and depth of the activities varies based on how the system falls along a range of integrity levels (from 1 to 4).
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Anger was the fierce intensity that reminded me that my daughter and I deserved to live better, fuller lives.
    — Kaitlyn Greenidge, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2023
  • The DiamondClean Smart 9700 has five modes: clean, white plus, deep clean plus, gum health, and tongue care, and there are three intensity levels for each mode.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Those in the Northern Hemisphere will experience the maximum intensity of the sun’s rays and the most hours of sunlight of the entire year.
    — Kristen Pope, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
  • The participants were asked to rate the intensity and unpleasantness of the pain.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Says the group’s intensity and focus has been good, but performance has to be better.
    — Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • David says everything rides on Jake Oettinger, while Kevin thinks the Stars need to ramp up their intensity level.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
  • And both hinge on Reis’ natural intensity as a woman pushed to the brink while in pursuit of righting cosmic wrongs.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But the intensities plateaued for more than a decade after 1970 because amplifying the light past a certain point damaged the laser.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2023
  • Flames and smoke surge out of the back of the building, with the same intensity as the wind whipping the flag in the 2017 painting, but in the foreground the museum floats in a pool of water showing nary a trace of disturbance.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Now packing 65 mph winds, the storm is likely already near its peak intensity.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 21 June 2023
  • But just as valuable to me is the feeling of vitality, of intensity, of real stakes.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The Heat didn’t break, but their shooters went cold as Golden State ramped up its defensive intensity.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Nature Communications One way to avoid this effect is to enlarge the fiber core to reduce the intensity of the light.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2023
  • In that case, the crests and troughs of the laser beam waves will meet in the measuring device in a staggered manner, producing a different intensity.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
  • As a creep, a romantic, or an action star, the actor always brings intensity and passion to his best projects.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024

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