How to Use furious in a Sentence

furious

adjective
  • We worked all night at a furious pace.
  • I was furious with them for printing the story.
  • She's furious at how slowly the investigation is proceeding.
  • The snubs came fast and furious, echoing an Academy that will always move to the beat of its own drum.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The Utes were winning big for most of this game, but Cal had a furious rally late and almost stole a win.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Venus, reportedly furious, threatened to take them to court to seek full custody of the children.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But the furious rally was undone by the same porous defense that landed Michigan in a deficit to begin with.
    Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2022
  • In the meantime, patients eager to get access to the drug are furious about the coverage decision.
    Fortune, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The Ducks, trailing by 10 points heading into the fourth quarter, made a furious comeback.
    oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2022
  • There's also angst on the left, where people are furious the Covid-19 pandemic was prolonged by vaccine holdouts.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The Chargers survived a furious comeback to beat the Bengals, 34-27.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Norwegian and German ski jumpers were furious about their suit disqualifications.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022
  • What was the vibe of the photo shoot? PA Fast and furious!
    Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Case said furious waves tore out 30 to 40 feet of the pier.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The Chiefs didn’t even need to score off of any of these calls to have fans furious.
    Andrew Joseph, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The song is a furious protest aimed at a distant élite.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • In the lobby, a young man in a headset gave me a furious look.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The city’s shelters were full, though, and Jones was furious.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Those on the other side of the trade, who lost billions, were furious.
    Mark Burton, Fortune, 7 July 2022
  • Back at the library, the few adults there were furious but resigned to the library’s demise.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
  • Not all of it worked, but Jackson was every inch the furious monarch.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • The agents do not dispute that Trump was furious and exchanged tense words with one of the agents, the two people said.
    Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
  • But this one video prompted a furious backlash from the right.
    The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Some top agents also seem to be furious — not with the studios but with their own clients.
    Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • Her dad was furious about The Hate U Give being in a local school.
    Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The front office has learned that furious spending alone cannot stir in the secret sauce.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • The Heat bolted to a 26-point lead in the first half and withstood a furious Boston comeback.
    Paul Newberry, ajc, 28 May 2022
  • On his return to Tokyo from the States, instead of being pleased at the progress, Adelstein was furious, says Day.
    Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022
  • After the robbers get their fill and leave, the mob bosses are furious and want revenge.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Trump is said to have been furious about the film, vowing legal action which has yet to materialize.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024

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