ferocity

Example Sentences

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It’s a simple but primal character motivation that Beetz sells with a wild-eyed ferocity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

But how the fire took hold with such ferocity, killing at least 40 people and leaving 119 injured, many seriously, is now a key focus for officials - as is the bar's safety record.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

There’s something of our mother in this man’s ferocity, something of our father in the way he carries himself.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir