6 sentences with 'furious'
Example sentences and phrases with the word furious and other words derived from it.
• « Although Napoleon III was not a Bourbon, this was a direct attack on France's sphere of influence. Napoleon III was furious - Bismarck even humiliated Napoleon III by leaking a memorandum to the press revealing Napoleon's machinations for territory before the Austro-Prussian War. »
• « A furious defence by Russian forces slowed the German advance in the winter of 1916-1917, but the war was deeply unpopular on the home front and more and more soldiers deserted rather than face the Germans. It was against this backdrop of imminent defeat that a popular revolution overthrew the tsarist state. »
• « It is important to note that while both the British and the US supported the Greek government, the USSR gave no aid to the communist rebels, rightly fearing that doing so could lead to a much larger war. However, furious at what he saw as another example of Western capitalist imperialism, Stalin pulled the USSR out of the Bretton Woods economic agreement in early 1948. »
• « They are racing their cars, he thought with a sudden shudder. Evidently, the two drivers were furious. »
• « Whenever I thought of all those years he spent smoking, even though he knew that cigarettes can kill, I was furious. »
• « The father often woke up furious, and would berate his wife for being a lousy cook and housekeeper. Sometimes he would even beat her at night. »