ferocity
noun
fe·roc·i·ty
fə-ˈrä-sə-tē 
: the quality or state of being ferocious
the ferocity of the lion's attack
Examples of ferocity in a Sentence
the ferocity of the lion's attack
We were stunned by the ferocity of the storm.
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On the riverbank behind him, buildings lay shattered and crumbling, their skeletal remains serving as a haunting testament to the ferocity of a war now in its third year.
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Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Saldaña, a very good actor who’s often found herself either buried under CG make-up or lost in weak parts, has a welcome ferocity as Rita, almost as if she too has been liberated.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2024
The scale and ferocity of the assault dwarfed prior acts of police aggression in the city and recalled memories of Bull Connor’s brutal attack on protesters in Birmingham a year earlier in May 1963.
—John M. Giggie / Made By History, TIME, 7 June 2024
On July 20, 1902, the skies darkened and winds of more than 64 mph and a pelting rain raked the city and harbor with great ferocity.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Saldaña, a very good actor who’s often found herself either buried under CG make-up or lost in weak parts, has a welcome ferocity as Rita, almost as if she too has been liberated.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2024
The scale and ferocity of the assault dwarfed prior acts of police aggression in the city and recalled memories of Bull Connor’s brutal attack on protesters in Birmingham a year earlier in May 1963.
—John M. Giggie / Made By History, TIME, 7 June 2024
On July 20, 1902, the skies darkened and winds of more than 64 mph and a pelting rain raked the city and harbor with great ferocity.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferocity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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