monkish

Example Sentences

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Bettany, too, is more tamped down, more monkish as Salieri than his Oscar-winning screen predecessor, F. Murray Abraham.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

His voice carries along a line of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and facial hoods.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

The cloister of a dozen monkish editorial staffers he inherited from his brilliant predecessor, Meg Greenfield, grew to more than 80 multimedia thinkers by the time of his death.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

Justice Thomas’s switch from monkish silence to gregarious engagement is a byproduct of the pandemic, during which the court has heard arguments by telephone.

From New York Times • May 3, 2021

I stepped into the light of the doorway so he would see my monkish robes and maybe take pity on us.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri