But he's a formidable figure to have in the dugout as a threat to swing.
By the mid-1950's, de Man was a formidable figure on the academic scene.
At least those of us with formidable figures will.
Even without the shotgun, he was a formidable figure.
But the process of trying to think through the theological problem made Paul into a very formidable figure.
He is a formidable figure at 6 feet 3 inches and more than 200 pounds.
I instantly realized that the being, hostile or not, was a formidable figure.
But he knew Chase to be a formidable figure; and not easily put aside.
He was a formidable figure of a man, still strong though going slightly to pot.
Moses had been a formidable figure in the city since coming to power in the 1930s.