ferocity

Example Sentences

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Residents across the south of France were shocked at the storm's ferocity.

From Barron's

Of course, it would have been harder not to notice given the ferocity of ill feeling towards the Dane in recent weeks.

From BBC

This isn’t the first time that Olympic medals might not have been built for the ferocity of post-Games celebration.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sound and ferocity of the wind and rain scared him and his two-man crew half to death.

From Literature

“Iran brought down the iron fist with speed and ferocity we haven’t seen before,” said Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group.

From The Wall Street Journal