Furies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The former NHL executive recalled attending a Furies game where 86 tickets were sold at a time when the arena seated around 16,000.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Charles added: “Perhaps it’s a mercy that Mailer died just a few months after Twitter captured the public’s attention. Were the Great American Novelist alive today, the Furies would peck his bones bare.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
To fill the skies with vintage aircraft — Vought F4U Corsairs, Grumman F8F Bearcats, Hawker Sea Furies, Douglas A-1 Skyraiders and a Sequoia helicopter — Dillard turned to collectors for their semiretired warbirds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
The mythical Furies terrified the people of ancient Greece and were meant to act as a deterrent against horrific crimes, such as murder.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2021
Everybody howled as they were thrown to the right, and I heard what I hoped was the sound of three Furies smashing against the windows.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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