Sentence examples for physically formidable from inspiring English sources

Franklin, tall and physically formidable — he was a terrific swimmer and runner — almost immediately brought himself to the center of Philadelphia life.

Even at 21 he had, said Graeme Murty, who had attempted to mark him for Reading that aforementioned day,  "all the attributes", being not just skilful but physically formidable.

Brian McDermott, the physically formidable former Bradford prop, Royal Marine and heavyweight boxer who was coming under growing pressure in his first season as the Leeds coach, can rarely have looked so isolated and vulnerable.

The Bronx players are so physically formidable that rumors have begun circulating about them: They are older than the age limit of 12, they are juggling around team members, and some of the players should be ruled ineligible for various reasons.

But even when Ershadi had got out of the car to gaze at the arid hills and the camera had hung back at a distance, he'd appeared physically formidable, and this had given him an authority that, combined with the depth of feeling in his eyes, had made me want to weep.

Ames is quite formidable physically.

Mr Borisov is a physically and personally formidable (some say intimidating) figure: a former bodyguard and mayor of Sofia who has long been dogged by allegations of links to organised crime, which he strenuously denies.

Unmistakable and formidable, if a physically reduced version of the man he once was, the Rev. Al Sharpton, 56, uses Sundays as his "half-down day".

Hatt, 40, is a formidable presence, both physically and by reputation.

The 6-foot-7 Hatt, 40, is a formidable presence, both physically and in his reputation.

As played by the chameleon-like Isaac ("Inside Llewyn Davis," "A Most Violent Year"), Nathan is a formidable individual, intimidating mentally, physically and psychologically.