How to Use furious in a Sentence

furious

adjective
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  • We worked all night at a furious pace.
  • I was furious with them for printing the story.
  • She's furious at how slowly the investigation is proceeding.
  • What was the vibe of the photo shoot? PA Fast and furious!
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Case said furious waves tore out 30 to 40 feet of the pier.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The Chiefs didn’t even need to score off of any of these calls to have fans furious.
    — Andrew Joseph, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The song is a furious protest aimed at a distant élite.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • In the lobby, a young man in a headset gave me a furious look.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The city’s shelters were full, though, and Jones was furious.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Those on the other side of the trade, who lost billions, were furious.
    — Mark Burton, Fortune, 7 July 2022
  • Back at the library, the few adults there were furious but resigned to the library’s demise.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
  • Not all of it worked, but Jackson was every inch the furious monarch.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • The agents do not dispute that Trump was furious and exchanged tense words with one of the agents, the two people said.
    — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
  • But this one video prompted a furious backlash from the right.
    — The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Some top agents also seem to be furious — not with the studios but with their own clients.
    — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • Her dad was furious about The Hate U Give being in a local school.
    — Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The front office has learned that furious spending alone cannot stir in the secret sauce.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • The Heat bolted to a 26-point lead in the first half and withstood a furious Boston comeback.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 28 May 2022
  • The backlash against Nguyen, who was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States as a child, has been furious since the posts came to light last week.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The Utes were winning big for most of this game, but Cal had a furious rally late and almost stole a win.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The snubs came fast and furious, echoing an Academy that will always move to the beat of its own drum.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Manchin, who had been in contact with Biden's top aides in the days prior, was furious with the statement, a person close to the White House said.
    — Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN, 19 Dec. 2021
  • On his return to Tokyo from the States, instead of being pleased at the progress, Adelstein was furious, says Day.
    — Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022
  • After the robbers get their fill and leave, the mob bosses are furious and want revenge.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The Chinese were furious and asked the Soviets to change or delay the bulletin.
    — Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
  • Saban was furious on the sideline as the Bulls received a massive gift.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • But when the product earns some furious backlash, the stakes in Miles’ own life grow more and more serious.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Viserys finds out and is furious, calling Daemon to the throne room.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Dylan’s electric Newport set falls into the latter camp, as Mangold chose to cut in closeups of furious concertgoers enraged by the ruckus.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Harry’s denial is furious and while a struggle to remove Erzsébet from their home ensues, his father disappears.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024

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