sound and fury

noun

: loud and angry words that attract a lot of attention but do nothing useful
The town meeting created lots of sound and fury, but no resolution.

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For now, if one were to strip away the sound and fury and noise, the likely near-term result is modest. — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Three decades after reaching their pinnacle, their sound and fury is still in style. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 May 2026 In a true oddity, the only thing that his sound and fury seems to be accomplishing is the need for the Fed to cut. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025 But at least in New York, the sense among those who knew best was that aggressive policy measures amounted to little more than sound and fury. — Brian Hochman, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for sound and fury

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“Sound and fury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20and%20fury. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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