fearsomely
adverb
fearsomeness
noun
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Examples of fearsome in a Sentence
at night the child would always imagine that there were fearsome monsters lurking under his bed
after working all afternoon in the hot sun, I had developed a fearsome thirst
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Jeff Goldblum puts his own stamp on the fearsome Wizard of Oz, using his quirky persona to reinvent the character and providing a delightful musical number of his own.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
There’s a weird beauty here too, even something fearsome.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Parker was not the only fearsome critic of her day.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
The Democrats’ best hope may be that Trump’s minuscule battleground state leads will collapse on contact with the fearsome Harris turnout machine.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
There’s a weird beauty here too, even something fearsome.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Parker was not the only fearsome critic of her day.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
The Democrats’ best hope may be that Trump’s minuscule battleground state leads will collapse on contact with the fearsome Harris turnout machine.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Fearsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fearsome. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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fearsome
adjective
fear·some
ˈfi(ə)r-səm 
1
: causing fear
2
: timid
fearsomely
adverb
fearsomeness
noun
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