How to Use fearsome in a Sentence

fearsome

adjective

• The jaws of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus could crush bone.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2021
• In essence, the 49ers have a lot more strings to their bow than simply a fearsome pass rush.
  — Nicholas McGee, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• Even worse somehow than the fires of hell, more fearsome, to me, was the Rapture.
  — Anna Deforest, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
• These are the prizes of an Alaskan fishing trip: fearsome fighters, great on the grill.
  — oregonlive, 11 July 2023
• Over the course of the game, Cal meets up with the crew of the Mantis while battling fearsome Inquisitors along the way.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2023
• And the fearsome wind, which along with the bunkers is the great defense of the Old Course, is forecast to be a little more than a wee breeze.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 14 July 2022
• The former is dispatched with a set of fearsome teeth and oversized jaws.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
• Even for fans of the turkeys, getting chased can be fearsome.
  — New York Times, 25 Nov. 2021
• The fearsome duo has combined for 69 tackles and 17 sacks so far this year.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2021
• Behind the stick was Col. Jalil Zandi, one of the most fearsome pilots ever to fly the F-14 plane.
  — Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
• Nor will a looming matchup next week with Penn State’s fearsome front.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
• But the depth will be tested without Griner aiding Charles in what could have been the most fearsome duo in the post.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2022
• This is hardly the first time a fearsome sea creature has washed up in the Myrtle Beach area.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2021
• Brown Jenkin is one thing, but his witchy mistress is even more fearsome.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2022
• The Scottish singer and songwriter had set a fearsome pace.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 May 2023
• The fearsome Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 1 college football team in all the land.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 28 Oct. 2021
• Paul George is now back with the Clips, who suddenly seem fearsome.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022
• In the show, Princess Pinecone and her roly-poly pony face trolls, giants, dragons and other fearsome things.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2022
• But more fearsome than any Trolloc are the doubts the Machin Chin places in the protagonists’ minds.
  — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
• Their fearsome leader attacks Walt, who beats him to a pulp, which doesn’t help things.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 7 June 2024
• Utah figures to stay close, but the Bruins right now are fearsome on defense.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
• Pound for pound, as boxers say, this is one of the most fearsome pieces of artillery in modern warfare.
  — Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
• The San Diego Zoo’s two newest exhibits offer a glimpse of some of the world’s smallest birds and its largest, most fearsome lizards.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2021
• And as with the Tyrant King, the 917 was imbued with power and performance that was nothing short of fearsome.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024
• The best team in baseball has added another fearsome bat.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 30 Nov. 2022
• But one fearsome creature in the sci-fi action film earned true fear and respect from co-star Chris Pratt.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 July 2021
• But what’s also certain: For about five or six seasons, Howard was the most fearsome slugger in the game.
  — Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• Second, pump some juice back into a once fearsome pass rush.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
• My garden is on a fearsome north-facing hill, surrounded by tall trees (the tallest—redwoods), but the back yard gets sun.
  — Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
• There’s the anxiety of finding a good costume, the pressure to brave fearsome things like haunted houses and scary movies and, of course, the struggle to nab the best candy.
  — Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024