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
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
Some people were wearing pinstripes, sure, but that’s because they were dressed up as characters from a fictional gang called the Baseball Furies.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
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
The dread forms of his pursuers, the Erinyes, the Furies, were arrayed against him, but Orestes listened calmly to their demand for vengeance.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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