formidableness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Perhaps it’s just to set up a return to formidableness in the remaining episodes, but here it doesn’t play to Jackson’s strengths.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023
When Otto stared at Rhaenyra with a new respect for her formidableness as she soared off, I’m guessing he was pondering future clashes as much as the present one.
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022
But the contrast in their styles is deceptive: the two lawyers are evenly matched in terms of their aggression, determination and formidableness.
From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2020
He has a foulmouthed, teasing charm, and a formidableness that makes people think twice, and often a third and fourth time, before mentioning something they’re not sure he’ll like.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2017
The honour of nations, in the sense that nations usually fight for honour, is mere prestige, and prestige is not much more than an acknowledgment of formidableness.
From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
