Sentence examples for frightening power from inspiring English sources

There's a primitive, frightening power in death by fire.

The standard had still not risen to familiar heights, although both players peppered the rallies with winners of frightening power.

The government wields frightening power when it can designate who is, and who is not, subject to indefinite military detention.

White then battered Jade Dernbach dismissively over point and with frightening power past long-off, before Bresnan removed Finch lbw and Maxwell was caught swinging wildly in Tredwell's first over to leave Australia 54 for two off seven.

Federer never quite recovers from the second point, when Nadal concludes a rally of frightening power with one of the best forehands he's hit all day - and that's saying something.

In his time in Europe he has become more confident, powerful and effective: 'El Tigre' the tiger, who can tear defences apart with cool efficiency and frightening power off either foot or in the air.

In the mid-19th century, they were demonic, with Liszt or Paganini making Faustian pacts for frightening powers.

A 6ft 4in frame and frightening punching power did the rest.

Then a right and a left came with frightening speed and power.

In a 15-verse work, she railed against preachers who "sit in the position of power", "frightening" people with their religious edicts.

The courage she summoned in the face of serious, and at the time frightening, abuses of power put democracy in her debt in a way that few other American publishers, perhaps none, have ever equalled.