Sentence examples for instead of intimidating from inspiring English sources

She described the London Games as something to be embraced, inspiring instead of intimidating.

Instead of intimidating the American colonies, the act helped push the Americans to open revolt.

But instead of intimidating him, the field inspired him to win in a British record time of 10.11sec.

Instead of intimidating her, the repeated disappearance of her articles spurred her into signing the charter herself – and, later, into blogging about her resulting brush with police.

He also tried to translate the U.S.S.R.'s advances in rocketry into tangible diplomatic success, threatening the West with Soviet missiles if it dared to think of attacking the U.S.S.R. Instead of intimidating, however, Khrushchev stimulated greater Western defense spending and thereby involved the U.S.S.R. in an expensive arms race that it could not win.

She likes things that feel as if they have been touched by hands, instead of intimidating, scary things.

Why don't we empower women instead of intimidate them?

Instead of being intimidated by Woods, opponents now openly talk about his problems.

But instead of being intimidated I look at it and think how we can rise to the occasion.

But he knows that he has nothing to lose, and instead of being intimidated he finds the challenge of facing Nadal motivating.

Instead of being intimidated by the many researchers and writers who have come before him in the search for Slocum, he embraces their labors.