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How to use the word ferocity in a Sentence?

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In our friendships, we often act as adversaries, and in our humanity, we sometimes emulate the ferocity of lions. Yet, we must not allow malevolence to cloud our judgment or materialism to taint our souls. Instead, let kindness prevail, even if the world misunderstands. It's never too late to embrace the innate humanity bestowed upon us and to find hope by opening our eyes to a better way.

Christen Kuikoua

added by anonymous
4 months ago

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

Bertrand Russell

added by JokerGem
10 months ago

What we are seeing is the brutality and ferocity with which this war is being carried out by the troops, generally mercenaries, used by the Russians, in reality, the Russians prefer to send forward Chechens, Syrians, mercenaries.

Pope Francis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We told him this was coming, i don't know if Vladimir Putin didn't believe Senate Select Committee on Intelligence or wasn't well advised, but I'm quite confident Vladimir Putin did not anticipate the ferocity of the sanctions.

Angus King

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is a slightly expanded approach to social distancing that is tolerable and may be what saves us, we need to prevent the virus from erupting with the ferocity that it did in March.

Daniel Griffin

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The Filipino loves his country no less than the Spaniard does his, and although he is quieter, more peaceful and with more difficulty stirred up, once aroused he does not hesitate and for him the struggle means death to the finish. He has both the meekness and ferocity of the carabao. Climate affects bipeds in the same way it does quadrupeds.

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

added by MuerteEnCuatroActos
5 years ago

She had deep convictions – on both issues important to the people of Rochester, and for the integrity and honesty of the political system, throughout her entire career, Louiseworkedwithpeoplefrom so many different philosophies and backgrounds, because she wassuch a genuinehuman spirit.The ferocity of her advocacy was matched only by the depth of her compassion and humanity.

Chuck Schumer

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

George Bernard Shaw

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Does our ferocity not derive from the fact that our instincts are all too interested in other people If we attended more to ourselves and became the center, the object of our murderous inclinations, the sum of our intolerances would diminish.

E. M. Cioran

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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