ferocity
noun
fe·roc·i·ty
fə-ˈrä-sə-tē 
: the quality or state of being ferocious
the ferocity of the lion's attack
Examples of ferocity in a Sentence
the ferocity of the lion's attack
We were stunned by the ferocity of the storm.
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Their story is different now, but there was no ferocity, no attempt to entrench West Ham’s struggle without remorse.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In a final weekend push for Democrats gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey, Obama tore into Trump with a ferocity rarely seen in public by the ex-POTUS in over a decade.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
And who wielded their public image with more ferocity than Eva Peron?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2025
Tossed and battered by violent wind and severe turbulence, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In a final weekend push for Democrats gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey, Obama tore into Trump with a ferocity rarely seen in public by the ex-POTUS in over a decade.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
And who wielded their public image with more ferocity than Eva Peron?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2025
Tossed and battered by violent wind and severe turbulence, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Ferocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferocity. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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