How to Use daunt in a Sentence

daunt

verb

• The human resources challenge alone are daunting in the best of times.
  — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 12 Apr. 2017
• Luke Robitaille isn’t daunted by difficult math problems.
  — Elizabeth Campbell, star-telegram.com, 17 May 2017
• The process of sending any mission into space, let alone one to a moon of Jupiter to determine the existence of life, is a daunting one.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2017
• But growers switching to legal corps, face daunting transportation to markets along barely passable roads, and shipping costs that make coca plants far more attractive.
  — Paul Page, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2017
• And let’s further stipulate that multiplying the problem by 2 billion users makes the task daunting, even for a company with $7 billion on hand.
  — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 23 May 2017
• Hercules himself might feel daunted by the labor of writing tales for 12 bullets, but Tinti is indefatigable.
  — Ron Charles, The Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2017
• The task would be a daunting one even for experienced home cooks, but for Shane—who rates his cooking skills at a 2, on a scale of 1 to 10—it's nearly impossible.
  — Kate Thorman, Bon Appetit, 14 Feb. 2017
• Berndt, 13, said being a part of the event with the high schoolers was daunting.
  — Gary Curreri, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• The prospect of removing even half of the bass and panfish from the lake is daunting.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2018
• The most thrilling—and daunting—part of the festival is its two-day marathon.
  — Natalie Weiner, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2018
• If some of those new starters don’t pan out, the schedule won’t be as daunting.
  — Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2019
• Yet at 31, none of this daunts this creature of impulse.
  — Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver, 12 June 2018
• There are no right or wrong answers, but the choices can daunt us.
  — Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• Tyler Wheeler said the stage won’t be daunting for the Dragons.
  — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018
• By the way, don’t be daunted by the strip-mall location.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2020
• He seemed daunted by the prospect of starting a new career.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 19 May 2018
• The numbers alone for the stunt, which took over a year to plan and execute, are daunting.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2018
• What seemed to be a Herculean task a week or so ago, doesn't seem quite as daunting any more.
  — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 10 Jan. 2020
• In just in the last 24 hours, news about the situation has been daunting.
  — Karina Bland, azcentral, 12 Mar. 2020
• At first, the game’s systems and story can be daunting.
  — Matthew Gault, Time, 9 Jan. 2020
• Will moviegoers be daunted by eight hours of John, Paul, George and Ringo on the big screen?
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
• The sheer number of trucks needed to move the sand around the Permian is daunting.
  — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2017
• The chances for success this time appear at least as daunting.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, latimes.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• But figuring out what to buy and how to use it can be daunting when you're faced with a cramped, messy room.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 18 Jan. 2018
• Nailing the soundtrack for your big day can be daunting.
  — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Sep. 2017
• Don’t be daunted by the price per pound; mushrooms are mostly air, so a few ounces will go far.
  — Fatima Khawaja, Saveur, 31 May 2024
• The empty room was daunting, but the woman behind the camera was kind.
  — Becca Smouse, azcentral, 17 June 2018
• But as the standing-room-only crowd made clear, the long odds haven’t daunted investors.
  — Sandra Upson, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2018
• Oleh is also daunted by uncertainty about Ukraine’s plan to win.
  — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 June 2024
• The team, just getting off the ground with initial seed funding, faces an uphill battle to strike a successful business model in Oakland — a city with daunting crime challenges and nearly abandoned by professional sports.
  — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024