violently
Example Sentences
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Jeremy's stomach began to squirm so violently that he felt as though he had swallowed something that was still alive.
From Literature
“Until market plumbing improves—through lower volatility and better liquidity—silver is likely to continue trading violently in both directions.”
“What did she mean—” Mal began again, but Nighthand glanced at her with the full force of his violently forceful eyebrows, and she fell silent.
From Literature
The silver mechanical creature then starts thrashing around violently, to gasps and exclamations from spectators at the installation, designed to probe humanity's relationship with increasingly realistic machines.
From Barron's
Border Patrol’s Use of Force policy permits officers to deploy “less-lethal devices,” including pepper spray, for crowd control when protesters act violently or aggressively in ways that suggest they could physically injure officers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
