daunted; daunting; daunts
Examples of daunt in a Sentence
the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment
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Most contestants would find going into a game with a target roughly the size of Fiji as a daunting prospect, but Dee is not most contestants.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
But the task proved daunting considering that Chopra Jonas, 30 at the time, was no longer in the ingenue phase of her life.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Artists for Aid was for and largely by the generation that upended American political discourse after October 7 with campus sit-ins, the generation that hardly seems daunted by the crackdowns against them.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
However, picking up a bold can of paint or adding a busy runner can feel daunting.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
But the task proved daunting considering that Chopra Jonas, 30 at the time, was no longer in the ingenue phase of her life.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Artists for Aid was for and largely by the generation that upended American political discourse after October 7 with campus sit-ins, the generation that hardly seems daunted by the crackdowns against them.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
However, picking up a bold can of paint or adding a busy runner can feel daunting.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for daunt
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“Daunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunt. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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daunt
verb
ˈdȯnt 
ˈdänt
: to lessen the courage of : make afraid
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