fearsome

Example Sentences

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Yet they proved fearsome captors, armed with long spears tipped with shark teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Still, AI fears are making the Beast of Redmond, as Microsoft is sometimes called, look a little less fearsome.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

When fit, the Arsenal forward line is among Europe's most fearsome, especially with Kelly rediscovering her scoring touch in that West Ham game by netting twice.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

We’ve all marveled at Shohei Ohtani’s Superman quick change, how he’ll go from dynamite pitcher to fearsome hitter in a few bats of an eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

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 "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell