monstrous
Example Sentences
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No one could’ve imagined that Chávez could’ve possibly done things so monstrous, but maybe we shouldn’t have built him up so much while he was alive and after his death in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
We know we are not monsters, but we are equally sure that we have done monstrous things.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
The Russian foreign ministry described the strike as a "monstrous crime against the peaceful population".
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 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
It was all too much, the monstrous woman and the monstrous fear.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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