beastly

Example Sentences

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"I've sometimes been accused of degrading mankind, or insulting human dignity, of making man beastly," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Not long after everyone tumbles into their normal lives again, the beastly debt snarling at their throats sends many running back to the arena either to get rich or die trying.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

They have a new offensive coordinator in Kellen Moore and added former New York Giants star runner Saquon Barkley, who figures to be beastly if he can stay healthy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

For centuries, the Greek Gorgon Medusa has been cast as a vicious monster, a beastly woman with writhing snakes for hair and a deadly gaze that turns living creatures to stone.

From New York Times • May 25, 2024

‘I don’t suppose they’ve ever heard of hobbits down here. I suppose I ought to be glad that the beastly Orcs look like being destroyed, but I would rather be saved myself.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien