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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It was won with ferocity from a pass rush that recorded eight sacks and hit Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud six other times.
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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Fueled by dry conditions and high winds — bitter reminders of the climate future that awaits — fires swept down on the region, cutting through the Pacific Palisades and Pasadena with terrifying ferocity.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Harbaugh has lessened the amount and the ferocity of the smacking.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
As in other areas of the towering, fire-prone hillside neighborhoods that ring the Los Angeles basin, Pacific Palisades residents had long pleaded for more attention to preparing for the fires that are striking the region with ever-greater frequency and ferocity.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Fueled by dry conditions and high winds — bitter reminders of the climate future that awaits — fires swept down on the region, cutting through the Pacific Palisades and Pasadena with terrifying ferocity.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Harbaugh has lessened the amount and the ferocity of the smacking.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
As in other areas of the towering, fire-prone hillside neighborhoods that ring the Los Angeles basin, Pacific Palisades residents had long pleaded for more attention to preparing for the fires that are striking the region with ever-greater frequency and ferocity.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferocity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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