fearsome

Example Sentences

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Under a chaotic canopy woven with vines and studded with fearsome spiked stems, the group crossed streams, waded through mud and picked off dozens of leeches.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Wispy fescue and undulating and fast greens add further layers of complexity to Shinnecock's fearsome reputation.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Arsenal, controlled by Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke, had never boasted the most fearsome fan base.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Still, AI fears are making the Beast of Redmond, as Microsoft is sometimes called, look a little less fearsome.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It sounded even more fearsome than Cluny the Scourge!

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques