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
• Here are five ferocious trims to look for in the coming year.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Nowhere has the fight been more ferocious than at Lake Powell.
  — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• As a ferocious storm batters the building, a bumper crowd settles in for the show.
  — Richard Kuipers, Variety, 28 Oct. 2021
• 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
• Storms can be sudden and ferocious, dumping up to a foot of snow.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2021
• These zombies are slow when the sun’s out, but much more ferocious and quick when nightfall sets in.
  — Brittany Vincent, BGR, 31 Oct. 2021
• Curry has deemed Bradley one of the league’s most ferocious defenders, and the praise goes both ways.
  — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Sep. 2021
• 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
• Watch for: Haim and Cooper for his brief, ferocious turn.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• 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
• These guys are young, ferocious and way better than their 2021 record.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
• 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
• There are ferocious beasts on both sides, each one capable of turning the tide.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
• Angry tropics calmed for about a decade, until 2017, when Harvey and Irma hit the Gulf Coast with ferocious intensity.
  — Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025