ferocity

Example Sentences

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Ursula has shades of Gellar’s famous characters — Buffy’s physical ferocity, Kathryn Merteuil’s ruthless cattiness, Daphne Blake’s affinity for mysterious games — but doesn’t play to one exclusively.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

For some of us who grew up in the ’70s and early ’80s, “The Great Santini” was the first time Duvall’s ferocity hit you where you lived.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

She stabbed the hairpins into her bun with a great deal more ferocity than usual.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood