fearsome

Example Sentences

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He said the return of Larry Mullen Jr "in fearsome form" was significant.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Scientists believe it rivalled the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex in size, measuring around 40 feet long with a 20-inch sword-like crest on its head.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Elderly islanders told Routledge the legend of Rapa Nui: Long, long ago, the island had been fought over by two warring races, the Short Ears and their oppressors, the fearsome Long Ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Now he’s the fearsome monster who can’t quite remember the man he used to be.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Throughout the next day the company went with greatest caution, for flights of gwythaints, Arawn’s fearsome messenger birds, were now seen against the clouds.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander