monkish

Example Sentences

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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

Newly out at 38, Devil believed a monkish life would be her future.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

A range of emotional vectors can be inferred, from turbulent and roiled to monkish and unruffled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2020

I made the extra rope hang in front, letting everyone know I was a monkish sort of person.

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