How to Use fierce in a Sentence

fierce

adjective
  • He was killed in a fierce battle.
  • The two teams have had a fierce rivalry for many years.
  • You could see the fierce determination in her eyes.
  • The proposal has faced fierce opposition.
  • He's admired for his fierce independence.
  • The duo seem to be a fierce pair.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • My love for my child remained fierce.
    — Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The response was swift and fierce.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Carter said Beryl lashed her house with fierce wind and rain.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
  • Her love for Woolley is just as fierce.
    — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Truly a fitting look for such a fierce star.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
  • What all present did expect was a fierce contest.
    — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • And across the pond, there are some fierce fashions in Paris.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The steelworks had been the site of fierce fighting for weeks.
    — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2022
  • Even works on paper saw fierce bidding.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026
  • Move your next fierce game over to the lawn, and bust out these 7-inchers.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Their yellow bills gape, and their fierce black and yellow eyes shine.
    — Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2022
  • Brave, fierce, strong, and as shiny as possible.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Their sense of injustice is so fierce, and all those things came back to me.
    — Sara Austin, ELLE, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The wind becomes fierce, shoving me first from the right, now from the left.
    — Taymour Soomro Scott Conarroe, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Zdarsky opened the hangar’s bay door, and the fierce March light flooded in.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Their bursting and fierce love for each other and for my brother and me?
    — Amanda Uhle august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • From the outset of the war, food became our fiercest battle.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Halsey just made her runway debut, and the result was fierce.
    — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a fierce debate right now about how to teach history.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Action was fierce throughout in a chippy game filled with speed and big hits.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Yet within these modest walls burns a fierce desire to learn.
    — Joyeeta Banerjee, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Will is a fierce competitor whose record speaks for itself.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Orange flame tips on a black base create a fierce, bold, and edgy nail design.
    — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Competition should be fierce, which is a good thing.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025

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