How to Use intensify in a Sentence

intensify

verb
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  • We could hear the wind howling outside as the storm intensified.
  • They intensified their efforts to increase sales.
  • Fears of election-rigging have intensified in recent days.
    — Vasapa Wanichwethin, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • Juicy Clean, the new scent, takes cues from the OG scents gourmand base and intensifies it with even more creamy vanilla and orange.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 6 May 2023
  • The fallout could be intensified by a series of recent high-profile bank failures, which might make other lenders nervous and prompt them to pull back on extending credit.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Here's why Does globe chamomile cause allergies? Globe chamomile is known to intensify seasonal allergies.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The historical pattern could reassert itself right as the campaign season begins to intensify.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 May 2023
  • The real fear is the current outbreak could intensify if authorities can't get enough of the vaccines through what's a pretty fragile public health infrastructure.
    — Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Additionally, the ban may intensify extremism and lead to billions of dollars in economic losses.
    — Enayat Nasir, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The strain with the U.S., which has built over the course of the seven-month war in Gaza, has intensified over Rafah.
    — Ethan Bronner / Bloomberg, TIME, 27 May 2024
  • Their flushed cheeks are intensified by the pink hue of Rachel’s dress.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • To intensify the stretch, lift your hands toward the sky.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 28 July 2024
  • The video then shows a flash of light, which appears to quickly intensify.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • As the leagues grow, the debates intensify over which is better.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Soon, the ships sailed into a dense fog, which intensified into a storm.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
  • And even then, the plants will have to contend with Europe’s intensifying heat waves.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
  • In 2020, a record year for hurricanes and the last year of Garner’s study, six storms rapidly intensified that much.
    — TIME, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Even as the rain intensified, throngs of people remained along the river.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
  • Just as the mental health crisis intensifies, so too do the symptoms.
    — Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Since then, the shelling and bombing by each side have intensified, stoking fears of an all-out war that would devastate the region.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • Many said that they’ve been insulted and threatened by strangers on campus as the war has intensified.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Gusty winds could further fuel fires this week as the heat is expected to intensify across much of the West through Friday.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 31 July 2024
  • Its experts declared Peary’s claim valid, and pressure on Cook to present his own proofs intensified.
    — Time, 15 July 2023
  • Israel has intensified its bombing of Rafah this week, with five attacks killing 12 people in the area on Tuesday alone.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That worry could intensify now that people can keep all their assets and still be on Medi-Cal.
    — Bernard J. Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • As the fight intensifies over a potential third-party bid.
    — ABC News, 16 July 2023
  • This woody, grassy fragrance smells like a fresh rainshower on a green field, intensified by the vetiver and perked up by its ginger notes.
    — ELLE, 24 May 2023
  • Pink walls with swirls of color at the room's exit intensify the playfulness.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 22 July 2023
  • As heatwaves intensify and wildfires blaze, shade seekers are eschewing Europe's sunniest spots for breezier alternatives.
    — Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 12 Aug. 2024
  • In addition to disrupting marine ecosystems, including through coral bleaching, warmer oceans provide more energy for hurricanes to develop and intensify.
    — Andrew Freedman, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024

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