How to Use intermediate in a Sentence

intermediate

1 of 3 adjective
Definition of intermediatenext
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  • I'm taking intermediate French this year.
  • That's a good, intermediate step between a crib and a big kid's bed.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The alloy-steel is rated to up to 700 pounds—more than enough for novice to intermediate lifters.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Typically, suadero is a thin cut of meat from the intermediate part of the cow between the belly and the leg.
    — Karthika Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The way to beat San Francisco is to dice them up with quick, intermediate throws.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The intermediate run is located on the lower portion of the mountain near the Sunrise lift and leads to the Last Chance Lodge.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
  • About 6,000 of those people don’t have a full mastery of the language but do have intermediate skills.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • In what was a solid day for the unit on short and intermediate routes, Harbaugh is pleased with how the offense is coming along.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • For the best views, take a 4.5-mile intermediate hike starting at Baita Bai de Dones.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The two-suit variation is for intermediate players and has two suits, spades and hearts, while the advanced mode has all four suits.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Our tester is an intermediate player who plays the game five or six times a week, so these shoes were getting plenty of use.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • When this intermediate group was combined with the group with higher levels of tau, the figure was 22%.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN, 3 May 2023
  • Brady had to fully take over as a surgeon in the short-to-intermediate area, getting down the field little by little just to stay in games.
    — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • These light-weight hiking poles would be easy to bring along and helpful on intermediate trails.
    — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2023
  • The plaintiff says in the suit that he was granted access to the club as an intermediate member for many years and paid for that privilege.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • That’s the point though, Mixon and even Samaje Perine will be more dependable in screen passes and intermediate routes in the air.
    — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Larson, the series’ last winner at the 1.5-mile intermediate track, swept the first two stages and commanded the lead for nearly the entire race.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The analysis of the genome sequenced from the DNA suggested Wu had brown eyes, black hair and dark to intermediate skin color.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Larson’s crew chief, Cliff Daniels, was heated in the intermediate aftermath of the crash.
    — Kelly Crandall, USA TODAY, 15 May 2023
  • Thanks to the length of the working sets, this workout is ideal for intermediate and advanced cyclists, said Booth.
    — Lauren Bedosky, Health, 27 July 2023
  • In their appeal Wednesday to the high court, Syed’s lawyers said the intermediate appellate court erred in its ruling.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2023
  • Burrow and his pass catchers must start working that intermediate area to open up some shots deep.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The state’s intermediate Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments in that case Dec. 6.
    — Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The top play during fastball starts was Bryce Stephens' intermediate depth pass from Malik Hornsby that broke for a would-be touchdown down the left side.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Though be warned that only 2,300 of these acres are for beginner and intermediate skiers.
    — Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2023
  • These lightweight hiking poles would be easy to bring along and helpful on intermediate trails.
    — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2023
  • While its intermediate provenance is unknown, it is thought to have been driven until the mid-1970s, after which it was parked in a barn in Slovakia.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Tiger fans likely remember how Rogers carved up the secondary in the second half with a barrage of intermediate throws.
    — al, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The new rules will impact voice service providers, intermediate providers and gateway providers.
    — Venky Balasubramanian, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The project will increase the mountain’s skiable terrain by some 20 percent, adding more than a dozen new chutes, glades, and trails for intermediate and expert skiers.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
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intermediate

2 of 3 noun
  • The upper intermediate or blue trails will be open, as will the black runs such as Summit and Blondie’s.
    — Jesse Paul, The Denver Post, 23 May 2017
  • Long Shot is one of the best intermediate runs at Snowmass, and one of the longest in North America.
    — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The good: Kizer didn't have any flashy completions on Tuesday, but made some of the nice intermediate throws that moves the chains.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • The series includes dwarf plants (up to three feet) and intermediates (three to five feet high), and colors such as red, purple, shades of pink and white.
    — Adrian Higgins, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The main part of the mountain is small, with about 600 acres of mostly beginner and intermediate runs and seven lifts.
    — Stephanie Granada, Sunset Magazine, 24 Jan. 2020
  • If passed, the district is planning to expand the intermediate, middle and high schools.
    — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2017
  • Kids will also love the pump tracks; the smaller of the two can be handled on a Strider bike, while the other is the perfect place for an intermediate to work on riding skills.
    — Outside Online, 1 June 2022
  • Given the high altitude and steep face of the mountains, there are few long and easy runs, making the resort ideal for intermediates.
    — Elizabeth Wellington, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2019
  • Cutler completed well more than 50% of his passes, most of which were short-to-intermediate throws, and fed his targets in stride.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Underneath balls, intermediate, his run after catch: Those catches are not easy catches, but Dak and him are on the same page.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Very good experience in a pro-style system and touch on short-to-intermediate throws.
    — cleveland.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • But Newton still has his share of critics, many of whom question whether the strong-armed QB possesses the accuracy and touch to make the underneath and intermediate throws.
    — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 2 Sep. 2017
  • The offense also lacked deep-play potential from the passing game, where White's longest career pass is just 48 yards, and relied more on the short-to-intermediate passing game to open things up for the run game.
    — Tom Green, AL.com, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Most of Mack’s success this season had come on easier intermediate throws like that.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Others looked almost slow compared to Kurka, who carried speed from start to finish and posted the fastest time at every intermediate.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Either way, that number is an intermediate between the popular vote, which was won by Sanders, and the national delegate count, which is a tie between Buttigieg and Sanders.
    — Dave Linkletter, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Orders of dye intermediates and dyes similar to those Lavis makes can easily run into the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2017
  • There’s World Cup skiing, and plenty of pistes for intermediates and beginners.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The concert will include the team’s winning intermediate, novelty and large lyrical dances.
    — Fred Swegles, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Miller said Creekside’s first expansion was in 2013 when the district added a band hall and fine arts addition, bringing the facility up to par with other intermediates.
    — Yvette Orozco and Carissa Lamkahouan, Houston Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Eighty percent of the terrain is perfect for beginners and intermediates.
    — Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Avon Lake has seven school buildings: the high school, middle school, intermediate and four elementary schools that are neighborhood schools, Scott said.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • With the exception of Renfrow, who has regularly been open as a short-to-intermediate option for Carr, that list isn’t totally indicative of camp so far.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Conveniently, caffeic acid is an intermediate on the pathway that plants use to make lignin, a key component of plant cell walls and a major contributor to the robustness of wood.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2020
  • In countries providing more of an intermediate or limited offer of child care or parental leave, grandparents tended to care for children on a weekly basis, the study found.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Granby Ranch has replaced 5,000 feet of snowmaking pipe, which is expected to allow the Grand County resort to open all of its intermediate runs on opening day in December.
    — John Meyer, The Know, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Can easily throw downfield, but also chips away with shorter and intermediate throws.
    — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Eighteen percent of trails are for beginners, 29 percent are for intermediates, and 53 percent are for advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
  • My progression was skiing the same intermediate runs faster rather than graduating up to more difficult runs.
    — Dina Mishev, idahostatesman, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Janney Montgomery Scott recently said the Fed is likely to pause and may halt rate increases, the credit cycle is turning and intermediate to longer-term interest rates have likely peaked.
    — Daniel Kruger, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2019
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intermediate

3 of 3 verb
  • The Chiefs sat on a lot of the Ravens' short to intermediate crossing routes.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The Ravens were cautious with the passing game as Jackson stayed with the short to intermediate stuff.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Brees intermediate right to Harris for 18 yards; 1st down The Saints went back to the well on the next drive, this time in significant need of a score.
    — Jeff Nowak | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The Ravens stuffed screens and shadowed every short to intermediate route across the middle.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Few safeties or linebackers can run with these three guys and the Ravens use them often on short to intermediate patterns as well as crossing them in the middle of the field.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • As the practice progressed, the veteran got going, completing 19 of 29 throws, although a lot of the throws were in the short to intermediate range.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Each of your muscles (e.g., calves, quads, and hamstrings) is composed of three types of muscle fibers: slow-twitch, intermediate fast-twitch, and fast-twitch.
    — Outside Online, 25 July 2019
  • After two weeks of not throwing, Prescott made just light to intermediate throws since, but over the last few days, his workload increased.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The deep ball and the explosive plays aside, the Colts might need to just lean into what Hilton has been doing in the passing game, making the kinds of short to intermediate catches that keep the chains moving.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The Browns will probably rely on the short to intermediate passing but will occasionally take long shots down the field.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Kritsky: For many years, it was believed that the long prime number life-cycle was an ideal way to stop predators and parasites intermediate stages to evolve synchrony with the cicadas.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 26 May 2021
  • For the first time since July, Anchorage last week moved from high to intermediate alert status based on falling case rates in the municipality.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2021
  • This mountain located in coastal Maine is small but mighty with 15 trails that service mainly intermediate skiers and snowboarders, including the one-mile-long Spinnaker, which starts as a blue and turns into a green.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Shows some production after the catch but more of short to intermediate route runner with possession ability.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 4 July 2022
  • One of Kepler’s other big surprises was a profusion of planets intermediate in size between Earth and Neptune.
    — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 19 June 2017
  • MarketAxess uses its broker-dealer unit to intermediate trades between asset managers, charging a small fee, and will now be sharing that income with brokers in the initiative.
    — Matt Wirz, WSJ, 3 May 2021
  • Cross-border bank lending booked in Hong Kong has roughly doubled in the past decade, much of it Chinese companies borrowing dollars intermediated through the territory.
    — The Economist, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Some proposals call for banks to intermediate these accounts, and others want individual customers to have direct access to their Fed accounts.
    — Norbert Michel, Forbes, 18 June 2021
  • The program, in collaboration with the Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland, will help novice and intermediate birders use color patterns, habitat, behaviors and songs to identify the warblers.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Google provides several ad tech services that intermediate between advertisers and publishers in order to display ads on websites or mobile apps.
    — Mark Thompson, CNN, 22 June 2021
  • Instead of taking deliveries from incoming trucks to intermediate national or state-level warehouses, and then from warehouses to outgoing trucks, cross-docking skips the storage step.
    — Tinglong Dai, Quartz, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Michael Doyle, a senior analyst at Edward Jones, said higher natural gas prices are making nuclear power generators more competitive in the short to intermediate term.
    — Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022
  • Wall Street firms started out serving their traditional and essential purpose of intermediating capital during the mortgage boom.
    — Daniel J. Arbess, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2018
  • Washington state issues intermediate driver licenses to teens under 18 with restrictions: For the first six months, the driver can not have passengers under 20 years old except for immediate family members.
    — oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Supply disruptions during the fearsome hurricane season explain part of the slump: The wholesalers that have intermediated the U.S. beer industry and customers since Prohibition ran down inventory.
    — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Visa and Mastercard will intermediate the transactions.
    — Angelica Mari, Forbes, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Entry to intermediate skiing brings a handful of physical and psychological challenges.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Play is appropriate for beginner to intermediate players.
    — Debi Eimer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2018
  • Any new process on a different site for a low- to intermediate-level radioactive waste repository will include engagement with indigenous peoples and interested municipalities, OPG officials said.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Open to intermediate and advanced level instrumentalists and vocalists, this ensemble program culminates in a showcase concert with exciting arrangements and original compositions.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 June 2017

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