monstrousness
Example Sentences
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It’s not just queer folks who have embraced monsters and monstrousness, pulling power from what was once considered strange or different.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024
More crucially, Victor thinks the monstrousness is inherent in the creature itself rather than something that emerged as a result of his neglect.
From Salon ● May 30, 2023
“I wanted to kind of acknowledge the monstrousness of that whole endeavor,” Russell says of the porcelain figurines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
But more interpretations are exploring monstrousness as the site of exile and marginalization — not a specter to be feared, but a space to challenge norms upheld by violent structures.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 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
