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

Didier Deschamps' squad have a fearsome front line, including Bradley Barcola, Michael Olise, Kylian Mbappe and Hugo Ekitike, and the 2022 runners-up were unbeaten in European qualifying.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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

At the heart of this run has been Pasquantino, a slugging first baseman for the Kansas City Royals who is the team’s most fearsome hitter and unofficial recruiting coordinator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Always, though, there was this truth: that she came from the sea, flung in by that fearsome December storm years before.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry