monkish

Example Sentences

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His voice carries along a line of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and facial hoods.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

The cloister of a dozen monkish editorial staffers he inherited from his brilliant predecessor, Meg Greenfield, grew to more than 80 multimedia thinkers by the time of his death.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

The women shimmered in sequins and the men wore monkish mullets — short in the front, long in the back, shaved around the ears.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2021

I made one decision about a secret romantic life, but when the scene was dropped, I kind of went back to Luke’s monkish ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2021

The minute he disappeared, I whipped into the bathroom and, concealed behind the dirty, aluminum-colored Venetian blind, watched Irwin's monkish face appear in the door crack.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath