How to Use fury in a Sentence

fury

noun
  • I could see the fury in her eyes.
  • He turned away from them in fury.
  • The hurricane unleashed its fury on hundreds of homes and businesses.
  • Nothing could contain his fury over their accusations.
  • His voice spins on a time from gentle coddling to the suggestion of fury — and good humor, too.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2022
  • The fury and fear over energy prices that have exploded in Ecuador are playing out the world over.
    New York Times, 2 July 2022
  • That callousness is enough to infuse him (and the audience) with some righteous fury.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022
  • The move dismayed some American allies and prompted fury in Iran.
    Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Beneath all that teenage fury, there's even more devastating tenderness.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 June 2022
  • Their fury over the impulsive unions triggers a series of unfortunate events and puts their relationship to the test.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Gorr, his eyes now yellow with rabid fury, gains possession of an ancient weapon known as the Necrosword, which has the ability to slay gods but corrupts and infects those who wield it.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 July 2022
  • The layered neo-noir film, adapted from Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name, offers angry young men rituals, language, and an origin story for their fury.
    Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
  • When a young boy from the protagonist’s neighborhood falls prey to a ruthless crime syndicate, 13 defies her mentor to save him — unleashing hell fury from all directions.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The blackout stirred terror — and fury — across the Gaza Strip.
    Yousur Al-Hlou, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • And in the fury of his words, there’s also a promise of vengeance.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 May 2024
  • It has been scorched by years of fury from the culture war that’s been waged.
    Julie Garel, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
  • But few were prepared for the scale of the sound and fury -– least of all Truss herself.
    Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Looking for a way to watch the eclipse but don't want to leave your fury friends at home?
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • But the steps have failed so far to quell the farmers’ fury, which is deep and varied.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • But the band wanted to push the volume, the fury, everything, to the very brink.
    Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2022
  • There is only the flash and the fury, the sudden surge of belief in a better life.
    Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The budget cuts drew fury from the city's teachers and police unions.
    Adam Shaw, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Bron Breakker hit the ropes with the fury of 1,000 Steiners, eliciting loud barks from the crowd.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Irene Merrill knows all too well the quiet — and the fury — of the Salinas River.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The Nazis then took their fury out on the local residents.
    Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 5 June 2024
  • Clenched fists of black clouds threatened to release their fury.
    Bill Oram, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
  • In 2015, to Rogers’ righteous fury, the Supreme Court made up a new standard of law to strike down the state’s death penalty law.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
  • But nothing could move Ahmed; there was a fury in him that frightened her.
    Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The singer was recently left off Rolling Stone’s list of the 200 greatest singers of all time and Dion fans rose up in a fury.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
  • In his art, Reva channels that fury, fiery as the burst of sparks that fly from his welding torch.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023

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