How to Use furore in a Sentence
furore
noun-
David Phelan When the Googler made the first announcement, there had been quite the furore.
— David Phelan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 -
Eight months later, Fleabag isn't old news, but the furore has quietened.
— Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2019 -
Many guests argued that the kingdom had learned a lesson from the furore over Khashoggi.
— The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019 -
There have been at least eight such furores, mainly based on nonsense.
— The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018 -
The furore over the bill has laid bare political and social faultlines in the former British colony.
— Time Staff, Time, 1 July 2019 -
At the time of the incident emotions were high and despite the furore, the band invited me to continue with them.
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2021 -
In the wake of the furore, Ho’s office was ransacked and his parents’ graves desecrated.
— Time Staff, Time, 6 Nov. 2019 -
Zidane will be all too aware of the furore that will accompany this defeat.
— James Masters, CNN, 18 Sep. 2019 -
Some years ago, there was a furore over (Bollywood actor) Shahrukh Khan being stopped twice.
— Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 16 July 2019 -
The furore was unbearable and became a factor in the band's decision to stop touring.
— Henry Young & Becky Anderson, CNN, 12 Apr. 2018 -
The furore over Xinjiang cotton just won't go away, and Western fashion houses can't win.
— David Meyer, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2021 -
The furore will colour the Academy Awards ceremony on March 4th.
— The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018 -
The furore also comes at a tricky time for Mr Duterte’s administration.
— The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018 -
Best Myth The recent furore over the alleged 'diving' exploits of Wilfried Zaha is a load of nonsense.
— SI.com, 23 Apr. 2018 -
Yet the government, stung by a furore over this question following the budget in March, has in effect already ruled out such a change.
— The Economist, 13 July 2017 -
But since coming to Washington, other furores show that Mr Pruitt has let his newfound prominence get to his head.
— The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018 -
The item has since been withdrawn from sale on Topman's website after outcry and furore over the message written on the back underneath a large '96'.
— SI.com, 16 Mar. 2018 -
Reporting of Ms Chen’s story has caused a furore ahead of this year’s gaokao, which will take place on July 7th and 8th (it was postponed by a month because of the pandemic).
— The Economist, 5 July 2020 -
Mr Müller, a long-serving insider, was installed in September 2015 to handle the furore.
— The Economist, 12 Apr. 2018 -
The decision, which follows the furore earlier this year over the data-sharing, marks the first time the regulator has flexed its muscles in a major way.
— David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2021 -
As well as the polling station closures, this year a separate furore has revolved around whether parents should be banned from sharing pictures of the plays on social media.
— The Economist, 11 Dec. 2019 -
Yet the recent furore over universal credit is not driven by opposition to the scheme itself.
— The Economist, 18 Oct. 2017 -
The furore is unlikely to bother AirAsia, a hugely successful airline, for very long.
— The Economist, 16 May 2018 -
To say that there’s furore surrounding these pictures is an understatement.
— Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024 -
Their misery was compounded when the visitors went up the other end and bagged the equalising goal, with both Ancelotti and his assistant seeing red in the furore that ensued.
— SI.com, 30 Oct. 2019 -
That provoked a furore in the country, which is scheduled to hold the first round of presidential and legislative elections on February 4th (see article).
— The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018 -
On Sunday, the French foreign minister signaled his country would again play hardball if Britain asked for an extension -- meaning the current furore over the rebel law could all be for nothing.
— Rob Picheta, CNN, 8 Sep. 2019 -
Yes, the media furore caused by the survey won't have helped to shorten the growing divide between Everton and its fans either, and Allardyce does have a right to question if the question about his stewardship was the right one to ask.
— SI.com, 20 Apr. 2018 -
This would be cheaper and less provocative than testing the KN-08, particularly as its second stage would quite possibly fall on Japan, setting off a furore.
— The Economist, 4 July 2017 -
Social media went into overdrive after the controversial incident with NBA great James leading the criticism and much of the furore stemming from the call being made so late in the game.
— Issy Ronald, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
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