monstrousness

Example Sentences

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The constant is monstrousness, or grotesquerie, presented with a nod and a wink that doesn’t lessen the viewer’s subsequent impulse to take a shower.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

It is difficult to challenge the character’s monstrousness when we know so little about Chris, the man.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Their monstrousness is linked to that corporate facelessness.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2023

According to "The Spinsters of Horror," Veruca's "depiction of femininity and monstrousness is strong. Veruca is a confident, sexy, intelligent woman and she is immediately seen as a threat to the women of the Scoobies."

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2022

I understood the monstrousness of his plan, but nothing could lessen my joy at the prospect of obeying.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine