violently

Example Sentences

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With swaths of Congolese territory violently contested, efforts to contain the outbreak are severely constrained, according to health officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

What becomes far more damaging is an environment in which prices swing violently, geopolitical risks shift by the hour and corporate decision-makers lose visibility over what comes next.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

According to this theory, stars above a certain size should explode so violently that they are destroyed completely instead of collapsing into black holes.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

“We believe it also helps explain why narrative risk…has been whipsawing individual names more violently this year.”

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

He was shuddering violently now, and he dropped the shard he was holding.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu