monkish

Example Sentences

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Bettany, too, is more tamped down, more monkish as Salieri than his Oscar-winning screen predecessor, F. Murray Abraham.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The ceremonies see brotherhoods of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and hoods carrying or escorting the magnificent carriages through ancient streets of cities and towns nationwide.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 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 thanked him for his kindness and followed him into the heart of the living room, a clean and monkish space that hardly looked lived in.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson