fearsome
Example Sentences
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The defensive lines sounded like comic-book superheroes — the Fearsome Foursome, the Purple People Eaters — and so many of the combatants would wind up with bronze busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025
Fearsome black late summer clouds accelerated the fall of darkness.
From BBC • May 13, 2024
Fearsome defense has long been the calling card of the No. 8 Quakers, and this winter has been no different.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023
Fearsome storm surge and torrential rain made it the state’s deadliest storm in generations.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022
“Regibald du Burgh! I, Archivist Werfel, formerly in the service of His Fearsome Majesty Ghohg the Protector, am the host and guardian of Brangwain Spurge. He is a guest in my home.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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