fearsomely
adverb
fearsomeness
noun
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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Long ago, Levi and Vega, children of the fearsome captain of the Sea Dragon, grow up on tales of daring seafaring exploits, but there are stories they haven't been told — stories about witches, mermaids and magical maps.
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Sarah Kate Ellis, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Kaila Charles was a frenetic bundle of energy off the bench, scoring a season-high 13 points and giving the Valkyries a fearsome defensive tandem on the wing with Williams.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Major League Baseball remains the only North American professional sport without a ceiling on team spending, due in large part to the fearsome power of its players’ union.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 15 June 2026
The Pushing Daisies and Marcella star plays a fearsome and fearless doctor, who along with her second-in-command, registrar Dr Curtis Parker, leads a ragtag group of medical interns on their final chance at Pines Hospital.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 June 2026
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Sarah Kate Ellis, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Kaila Charles was a frenetic bundle of energy off the bench, scoring a season-high 13 points and giving the Valkyries a fearsome defensive tandem on the wing with Williams.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Major League Baseball remains the only North American professional sport without a ceiling on team spending, due in large part to the fearsome power of its players’ union.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 15 June 2026
The Pushing Daisies and Marcella star plays a fearsome and fearless doctor, who along with her second-in-command, registrar Dr Curtis Parker, leads a ragtag group of medical interns on their final chance at Pines Hospital.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fearsome
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“Fearsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fearsome. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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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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