ferociousness

Example Sentences

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It isn’t just been the stats but the manner in which the defense has played, with a speed and ferociousness also not seen often since the end of the Legion of Boom era.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

In 2014, a rock from space blazed through the atmosphere and exploded off the coast of Papua New Guinea with such ferociousness that some researchers believe the object came from beyond the Solar System.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 30, 2023

Given her agility and ferociousness even in retirement, Namibia may well prove crucial to Cuba claiming back a title it once enjoyed: the country with the highest number of Olympic boxing golds in the world.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2023

In the 1960s Malangatana Ngwenya, known by his first name, painted densely packed panoramas of men and monsters, whose ferociousness reflected both an opposition to Portuguese rule and a darker, more interior sort of anxiety.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

She threw herself onto the pile on the couch and hugged Akira with the ferociousness of a four-year-old.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz