How to Use ferocious in a Sentence

ferocious

adjective
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  • A ferocious wind swept the beach.
  • The competition among the students was ferocious.
  • The winds have helped spread the flames at ferocious speeds.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • In the background stands a ferocious beast with the bulk of a bear but the face of a big cat.
    — Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
  • And Thomas was ferocious with wanting to train all the time.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 June 2023
  • It was designed to withstand the ferocious storms that blow through the area, and a portcullis at the front door keeps the sheep out of the house.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Zep Jasper was on the perimeter as Smith skied for the ferocious dunk.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The build takes what was already a ferocious coupé and adds even more power to the mix.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 July 2023
  • At least 17 people have died in wave of ferocious storms that have rolled across the state in the last two weeks.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Here are five ferocious trims to look for in the coming year.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The arms move, the head rotates, and a button on the back of the figure activates the ferocious chomp.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Sanogo did most of the heavy lifting, capping the run with a ferocious dunk.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022
  • North of the border, it's been a ferocious Spring for wildfires.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
  • The event was triggered by a ferocious storm, but the tempest wasn’t of Earth’s making.
    — Katherine Kornei, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Nowhere has the fight been more ferocious than at Lake Powell.
    — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • As a ferocious storm batters the building, a bumper crowd settles in for the show.
    — Richard Kuipers, Variety, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Her ferocious Scrabble game comes with a set of Rose’s Rules.
    — Celia McGee, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • Hauser’s pinpoint pass from the top of the key hit his 7-foot teammate’s hand at the apex of his leap for a ferocious dunk.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The custom truck is outfitted with 72 spikes all over its body and a ferocious on the side.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2021
  • Storms can be sudden and ferocious, dumping up to a foot of snow.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2021
  • One that is cool to the touch, sturdy, and can spin like a windmill during a ferocious game of flip cup.
    — Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 14 June 2021
  • These zombies are slow when the sun’s out, but much more ferocious and quick when nightfall sets in.
    — Brittany Vincent, BGR, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Winds were not expected to reach the ferocious speeds that helped the blaze explode in size last week.
    — Christopher Weber and Jonathan J. Cooper, chicagotribune.com, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Curry has deemed Bradley one of the league’s most ferocious defenders, and the praise goes both ways.
    — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Her Tashi is all length — long arms, long legs, long braid — with a ferocious little chin set in anger.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • But even still there’s a part of me that’s a ferocious defender, who wants to correct the record piece by piece.
    — Sophia Bush, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Watch for: Haim and Cooper for his brief, ferocious turn.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The odd wounds are the hallmark of a small attacker with a ferocious bite: the cookie cutter shark.
    — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
  • The winds weren’t expected to reach the ferocious speeds that helped the Dixie Fire explode in size last week.
    — Fox News, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Actor Chris Pratt's home is located close to the edge of one of the ferocious wildfires that have devastated communities across Los Angeles this past week.
    — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025

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