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How to use furor in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Furor means a general uproar or commotion. Example: “The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.”

Examples of furor by meaning

nounA general uproar or commotion.

  • This action created a furor in the broader medical community.1998, Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, American Medicine: The Quest for Competence, page 79

nounViolent anger or frenzy.

  • The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.

nounA state of intense excitement.

  • The story of the princess's affair caused a furor among journalists.

More sentences with furor

  • His republication of the old story restarted a furor that had quieted with time.From the entry republication
  • He finally came back to himself and asked why the furor.2009, Allan Cole with Chris Bunch, The Wars of the Shannons. From the entry bare
  • Post obitum, Clemente is capable of causing a furor.1973 March 21, Bill Christine, “Playing Games”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 46, number 200, page 27. From the entry post obitum
  • The furor instigated by the war in Vietnam was projected into fraternity bull sessions and Ballantine coffee breaks.1968, Arbutus, page 56. From the entry deathlock
  • Our bananaphiles meanwhile were raising a furor in the newspapers.1967, Moishe Nadir, “The Eatabananists”, in Max Rosenfeld, editor, A Union for Shabbos, and Other Stories of Jewish Life in America…. From the entry bananaphile
  • Renaissance doctors, working within the context of humoral medicine, treated furor uterinus with bleeding, purges, emetics, and a variety of herbal medicines to restore equilibrium to the body's elements.1995, Jennifer Terry, Jacqueline Urla, Deviant Bodies, page 227. From the entry furor uterinus
  • When management of the toney Copley Plaza Hotel ordered housekeepers recently to put down their mops and hand wash the floors, a furor arose among the hotel cleaning staff.1987 December 13, Elizabeth Pincus, “Copping To The Mop Scandal”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 22, page 1. From the entry housekeeper

Meaning of furor

  1. noun A general uproar or commotion.
  2. noun Violent anger or frenzy.
  3. noun A state of intense excitement.

Full definition of furor

Questions about furor in a sentence

How do you use furor in a sentence?
Furor is used as a noun. For example: “The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.”
What is a short sentence with furor?
“Post obitum, Clemente is capable of causing a furor.”
What does furor mean?
Furor means a general uproar or commotion.

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