6 sentences with 'fiercely'
Example sentences and phrases with the word fiercely and other words derived from it.
• « The Greek polis were each distinct, fiercely proud of their own identity and independence, and often fought small-scale wars with each other. Even when they did, they recognised each other as fellow Greeks and therefore as cultural equals. »
• « The dynasty itself was fiercely proud of its Greek heritage, with colonies of Greek soldiers as the backbone of the Ptolemaic army. »
• « The Romans were always fiercely proud (to the point of belligerence) of their heritage and identity. »
• « Philip II fiercely persecuted the Moriscos, the converted descendants of Spanish Muslims, and forced them to hand over their children to Catholic schools for education. »
• « Some of these legal separations were not trivial; only nobles could hunt animals, and Europe's legal systems fiercely persecuted poachers even if they were motivated by famine. »
• « Secondly, French industry had always concentrated on high quality luxury goods, and French craftsmen fiercely resisted the spread of lower quality and less skilled jobs and goods. »