fearsome
Example Sentences
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I could not make out what he was saying, though it was loud, so fearsome that the sled dogs on the porch stopped their singing.
From Literature
It was a fearsome constellation of paramilitary factions and amenable governments that became known as the Axis of Resistance.
From Los Angeles Times
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
This will accelerate China’s path toward a more fearsome nuclear arsenal.
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
