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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And on the basketball court? Count on the muscular 6-4, 195-pound senior forward to bring the juice and dunk with ferocity for the Foxes, according to freshman guard Braydon Porter.
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
And in this painting, the marbled feel of the satellites lends a kind of molten ferocity—this was a race, after all.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain and written by David Mamet, The Postman Always Rings Twice stars two actors famous for their ferocity: Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Her admirers are passionate about her intellectual ferocity.
—Katie Roiphe Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
And in this painting, the marbled feel of the satellites lends a kind of molten ferocity—this was a race, after all.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain and written by David Mamet, The Postman Always Rings Twice stars two actors famous for their ferocity: Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Her admirers are passionate about her intellectual ferocity.
—Katie Roiphe Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferocity. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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