monkish

Example Sentences

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He has a monkish buzz cut, a mustache and a healthy stubble.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

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

It all had the monkish purity of form, rigor and lack of extraneous froufrou that defined Balenciaga in the first place, powered by the pull-the-walls-down forward momentum that marks Mr. Gvasalia’s work.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2021

I made the extra rope hang in front, letting everyone know I was a monkish sort of person.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri