furor

Example Sentences

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But beyond dissecting who was at fault, there’s also the question of what in the comedian’s comment caused such a furor.

From Salon

The resulting furor reached the level that “Saturday Night Live” felt the need to chime in over the weekend, pointing out that Chalamet was lobbing stones from inside a glass house.

From The Wall Street Journal

The same anger over lost oil wealth and a monarch in the pocket of foreign interests boiled over again in the 1970s, this time driven by religious furor from the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

From Barron's

The same anger over lost oil wealth and a monarch in the pocket of foreign interests boiled over again in the 1970s, this time driven by religious furor from the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

From Barron's

Though most polls show that Britons still largely support the crown, the furor around Andrew has given antimonarchists cause to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal