How to Use formidable in a Sentence

formidable

adjective
  • The mountains were a formidable barrier.
  • He has mastered a formidable amount of material.
  • Better to play the odds on the road against a formidable opponent.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Such is the nature of a battle with a virus, our most formidable foe.
    Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 17 May 2020
  • The rising start is a formidable force in the electronic game.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2018
  • At the same time, Sanders was formidable in his core groups.
    Gary Langer, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2020
  • He was known as someone who used his formidable size to break up fights.
    Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 8 June 2020
  • Ancient curse or no, the weather on the path was formidable.
    Heidi Julavit, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Tell us about this formidable matriarch and the role of women in the West.
    Josh Haner, National Geographic, 29 June 2018
  • Even the world's most formidable team of superheroes has to face mean tweets.
    Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 1 May 2018
  • That’s simply not the case right now, and the road ahead remains formidable.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2018
  • But the health care drama promises to tax even his formidable gifts.
    Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 24 May 2017
  • But the challenges facing him and his team are formidable.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2022
  • Because the forces that keep drivers in their cars are formidable.
    BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Most teams do not present such a formidable right side attack.
    Ian Vescera, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2019
  • When the teams do take the field, ASU will face a formidable task.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2021
  • The two form a formidable bond as the film riffs on Schwarzenegger’s star persona.
    Charna Flam, Variety, 10 June 2023
  • This quintet will be tested right out of the gate, as the Jets front is formidable.
    Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The Vols will be formidable early, but then the bottom falls out.
    Charles Hollis, al, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Given the approach of her most formidable foe yet in Sarah.
    Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 27 Nov. 2022
  • On the court, McCarty aims for his team to be one of the more formidable teams.
    oregonlive, 18 May 2021
  • Echo along the way, Maya proves to be a formidable adversary.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Hunt was formidable at right tackle as a rookie toward the end of last season.
    David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The tannins are still formidable, while the wine’s acidity is on the modest side.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 July 2022
  • But by season’s end the Irish were a formidable rush defense.
    Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2020
  • The bad news is that their once formidable offense has disappeared.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The model’s brawny new look is also backed up by some formidable hardware.
    Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Dallas' defense is formidable, but the Seahawks will do just enough to win the game.
    The Seattle Times, 28 Oct. 2018
  • The tackling was better, and that group looked like a passable, though still not formidable, unit.
    Tod Palmer, kansascity, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Based on the formidable lines for a seat, any extra lingering space is welcome.
    Craig Laban, Philly.com, 15 June 2018

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