violently
Example Sentences
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Fears that AI developers and labs would suck the value out of software, data, legal services and more erupted violently in the stock markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
However, after the collar levels reset next week, markets should react less violently to daily news.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
The share price has whipsawed violently over the past several months.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Instead of colliding violently, the two bodies gently come into contact and fuse, preserving their rounded shapes and creating the familiar snowman form.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
I reacted instinctively, coughing violently, trying to vomit out the seawater, but each gasp just dragged more in.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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