ferocious

Example Sentences

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Ilkay Gundogan executed his effort with perfection, lacing a ferocious, dipping strike into David de Gea's top corner, the Manchester United stopper only able to watch it fly in.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Furthermore, Vanguard’s ferocious price competition has, in turn, forced other fund firms to cut their fees—putting even more money back in investors’ pockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Now the winner of three Emmy Awards and a slew of other accolades for that series, which he starred in, wrote and served as showrunner, Gadd, 36, has already helmed a new emotionally ferocious show.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

For SpotGamma, a provider of data and analytics for the derivatives market, the answer may be found in the ferocious action seen in stock-linked options of late.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

But he could feel the question-new of it inside his head, almost as if the dragon were using its ferocious little claws to etch a question mark into his brain.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville