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
People stopped to take pictures as the costumed runners — dozens of Furies and Warriors, as well as a scattering of Van Cortlandt Rangers, Lizzies and Turnbull AC’s — crowded into a parking lot.
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
Pointedly, Philippe begins the film with a shot of the Temple of Apollo ruins at Delphi and a dramatization of the Furies, played by a trio of actresses with a few creepy Giger-esque visual enhancements.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2019
Above the parapets swirled three dark batlike creatures: the Furies.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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