furious - use in sentences

Preposition: at

  • plan: The Herald received a number of angry responses from pool users and the Eastbourne Lib Dem party was furious at the plans.

Infinitive complement

  • discover: Scott was furious to discover the report was based on outdated medical information about HIV and Aids from the late 1980s.
  • find: Edith is furious to find Lionel is now rich and Bertrand gives her the means to poison her husband.

Modifies a noun

  • backlash: Figures released later are expected to spark a furious backlash against the system.
  • tempest: It was a remarkable fact that, although in the very midst of the furious tempest, they did not suffer from it.
  • pace: The furious pace of the first half continued unabated in the second.
  • onslaught: He gave ground before the furious onslaught, but maintain a solid guard.
  • row: Out of sight and hearing of the cameras there was a furious row after a ten minute rule bill debate.
  • anger: And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.

Modifying Another Word

  • understandably: Understandably furious, he sought out the miscreant who had smashed the glass.
  • reportedly: Sadie's wedding fury - Dec 04 Sadie Frost is reportedly furious about Jude Law's engagement to Sienna Miller.
  • absolutely: Every decent fan of Leeds United will be absolutely furious, he was the future.
  • so: I was so furious so I went back home, Thinking I needed time on my own.
  • still: Hollins was still furious today with the lack of respect shown for one of the game's greatest players.
  • really: But at the same time people are getting really furious and angry.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: The border patrol demanded to see his papers, then became furious with him.
  • grow: Burns grew furious at the tho of such a vile act.
  • feel: Mrs Proud said: " I felt totally furious that police would blatantly misuse their power in this way.
  • get: Forget political cartoons, this is really worth getting furious about.
  • look: Still, Des looked furious at being pushed even later in the schedules, which was worth it.

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