It was a bit daunting.

Nothing daunts her.

This can be a daunting task.

A dim line of ancestors, in every variety of dress, from the Elizabethan knight to the buck of the Regency, stared down upon us and daunted us by their silent company.

Girl as she was, Joan was not daunted at all.

The task was daunting.

The challenges are daunting, but we can overcome them.

Mary was dauntless in the face of Tom's abuse.

Nor in my madness kept my purpose low, / but vowed, if e'er should happier chance invite, / and bring me home a conqueror, even so / my comrade's death with vengeance to requite. / My words aroused his wrath; thence evil's earliest blight. / Thenceforth Ulysses sought with slanderous tongue / to daunt me, scattering in the people's ear / dark hints, and looked for partners of his wrong; / nor rested, till with Calchas' aid, the seer..."

The work is daunting.