Example Sentences

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He is the canny underdog who, with skill and wits, makes up for what he lacks in fearsomeness and brawn.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2022

Each time, the flames blazed with a demonic fearsomeness, as if I were Jimi Hendrix and the grill was my guitar.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2017

Walk up a sloping corridor and into the new hall and there it is—the Roskilde 6—its majestic lines re-created by a curved steel frame which, strangely, adds to its fearsomeness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2014

He's got stature and a fearsomeness, and he's also got this twinkle.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2013

Near the steps they slowed down, moved cautiously around the house, for there was a certain fearsomeness about visitors too.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck