How to Use ferocious in a Sentence

ferocious

adjective

• A ferocious wind swept the beach.
• The competition among the students was ferocious.
• In the background stands a ferocious beast with the bulk of a bear but the face of a big cat.
  — Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
• And Thomas was ferocious with wanting to train all the time.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 June 2023
• It was designed to withstand the ferocious storms that blow through the area, and a portcullis at the front door keeps the sheep out of the house.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
• Zep Jasper was on the perimeter as Smith skied for the ferocious dunk.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 19 Mar. 2022
• The build takes what was already a ferocious coupé and adds even more power to the mix.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 July 2023
• At least 17 people have died in wave of ferocious storms that have rolled across the state in the last two weeks.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• The arms move, the head rotates, and a button on the back of the figure activates the ferocious chomp.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
• Sanogo did most of the heavy lifting, capping the run with a ferocious dunk.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022
• North of the border, it's been a ferocious Spring for wildfires.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
• The event was triggered by a ferocious storm, but the tempest wasn’t of Earth’s making.
  — Katherine Kornei, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2023
• Her ferocious Scrabble game comes with a set of Rose’s Rules.
  — Celia McGee, New York Times, 12 June 2023
• Hauser’s pinpoint pass from the top of the key hit his 7-foot teammate’s hand at the apex of his leap for a ferocious dunk.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2022
• Her Tashi is all length — long arms, long legs, long braid — with a ferocious little chin set in anger.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
• But even still there’s a part of me that’s a ferocious defender, who wants to correct the record piece by piece.
  — Sophia Bush, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2024
• The odd wounds are the hallmark of a small attacker with a ferocious bite: the cookie cutter shark.
  — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
• During May and June, which is prime safari time, the nights are cold and the air is often cool during the day, but the sun is ferocious.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2024
• The 22-year-old forward, fresh off a ferocious club season, is the hottest scoring threat on the team aiming to win a third World Cup in a row.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 20 July 2023
• Then, after the Celtics missed a pair of free throws, Nowell drove the lane for a ferocious one-handed dunk in traffic.
  — Patrick Donnelly, courant.com, 27 Dec. 2021
• With so much money at stake, the battle could be ferocious.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022
• To the west, the paper reported, the waters of the breach devour the sandy beachfront underneath the home with ferocious speed.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• This April, the biggest show in town just might be two ferocious birds hatching eggs on a big screen in Berkeley.
  — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
• And those who have worked with Ramsey—and adored her—are ferocious in their protection of this choice.
  — ELLE, 16 Jan. 2023
• At one point, Garland briefly jogged onto the court and tapped his head as Jarrett Allen soared in for a ferocious dunk.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022
• The engine is a ferocious beast chock full of character.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2023
• Last year, the state was one of the worst-hit when the ferocious delta wave of the coronavirus swept the country and overwhelmed the health infrastructure.
  — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
• In the 1970s, the tree was struck by lightning at least three times during a ferocious thunderstorm.
  — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
• This is all in addition to Milton's ferocious onslaught of wind, rain and storm surge across the state, the threat of which forced an evacuation of some 2 million people.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
• Cooper has been a significant part of that success as a ferocious defender up front.
  — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024