How to Use furious in a Sentence

furious

adjective
  • We worked all night at a furious pace.
  • I was furious with them for printing the story.
  • She's furious at how slowly the investigation is proceeding.
  • Trump is furious at the high court.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Chelsea were, and still are, furious about how things played out.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • From here, the giants seemed to come fast and furious.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The furious debates of weeks past have cooled down.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The furious sender claimed Mano’s knock at the door had waked him from a nap.
    Washington Post, 16 June 2021
  • Muse was furious about it after the game.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • All the while, the club’s own fans are in the middle of it and just furious at it all.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The Chiefs didn’t even need to score off of any of these calls to have fans furious.
    Andrew Joseph, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2023
  • In the lobby, a young man in a headset gave me a furious look.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Trump allies are furious over the move.
    Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The furious driver kept his hands on the horn for a few seconds.
    Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Their break-up felt furious and final.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That prompts a trip to her storage locker and a furious search.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And my wife is furious at me for that, just because of his actions.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The mild nose-feel gives little hint of the furious spirit soon to emerge.
    Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • And the spending bill has spurred furious talk that a new crop of leaders should emerge.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Those on the other side of the trade, who lost billions, were furious.
    Mark Burton, Fortune, 7 July 2022
  • My best friend is furious with me, my girlfriend isn’t speaking to me.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
  • But this one video prompted a furious backlash from the right.
    The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Strong was furious, grumbling all the way across the court about her defeat.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Some top agents also seem to be furious — not with the studios but with their own clients.
    Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • And people, once again, will be furious that our leaders failed us.
    Ganesh Sitaraman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
  • For at that very moment, the barn door swung open, and snow swept up in a furious fashion.
    Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The script is fast and furious, packed with jokes and references.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • So why isn't the media furious?
    Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • She's called away, leaving the furious duo locked inside the room.
    Nick Schager, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The city’s shelters were full, though, and Jones was furious.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024

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