monstrous

Example Sentences

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Rosenblatt’s play, though formulaic at times, contains a twist worthy of Dahl himself, as the protagonist grows more monstrous as he digs deeper into his righteous convictions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

These deficits have accumulated into a monstrous debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

After the movie came out, Lindo says, he met an incest survivor who said she appreciated the humanity he gave to a seemingly monstrous character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Only those of us who knew her best were aware, beneath all the activity, of the monstrous fear that drove her on.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom