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.
  • What was the vibe of the photo shoot? PA Fast and furious!
    Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Those around us in the crowd were furious and fired up.
    New York Times, 8 Jan. 2021
  • 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 furious sender claimed Mano’s knock at the door had waked him from a nap.
    Washington Post, 16 June 2021
  • Case said furious waves tore out 30 to 40 feet of the pier.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • The song is a furious protest aimed at a distant élite.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The rest of the band, and many Americans, were furious with Tankian.
    Jeff Cornell, Variety, 3 Sep. 2021
  • In the lobby, a young man in a headset gave me a furious look.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The city’s shelters were full, though, and Jones was furious.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The group’s furious and profane lyrics were bolstered by Dre’s ear for the bounce of funk.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2021
  • The Beavers staved off a furious rally by the Cowboys to punch their ticket to the Sweet 16.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The mild nose-feel gives little hint of the furious spirit soon to emerge.
    Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Those on the other side of the trade, who lost billions, were furious.
    Mark Burton, Fortune, 7 July 2022
  • When a member of the thread sent screengrabs to Austin and Zoe, Austin was furious.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The teams combined for 14 goals in the second half as the offense came fast and furious.
    Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 June 2021
  • But the Jazz lack focus here, and the coaching staff is furious.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 June 2021
  • The public response to the Times story was fast, and much of it was furious.
    Seyward Darby, Vogue, 3 May 2025
  • Back at the library, the few adults there were furious but resigned to the library’s demise.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
  • And the spending bill has spurred furious talk that a new crop of leaders should emerge.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Yet the public remained furious over the hostages left in Gaza.
    Dahlia Scheindlin / Tel Aviv, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Not all of it worked, but Jackson was every inch the furious monarch.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • So why isn't the media furious?
    Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • Seconds later, more than a dozen kids are swept up in a furious game of their own — with a plastic Coke bottle.
    Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
  • Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Zane is furious — he was supposed to be selling Beulah, damn it!
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • And essentially, part of the takeaway here is that people are furious now.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

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