monstrous
Example Sentences
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It’s a treat to see him here on the set of “Thriller,” insisting that director John Landis show his whole, monstrous body.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
These deficits have accumulated into a monstrous debt.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
But that may have been the actor’s way of absolving himself of his monstrous off-screen behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
When “Frankenstein” was first published without Shelley’s name, and chatter about its author began to spread, an early commentary in the British Critic scorned the dissonance between Shelley’s womanhood and the novel’s monstrous narrative.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Such monstrous deeds always angered the gods and they served him as he had served others.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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