monstrous
Example Sentences
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We know we are not monsters, but we are equally sure that we have done monstrous things.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
But that may have been the actor’s way of absolving himself of his monstrous off-screen behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The Russian foreign ministry described the strike as a "monstrous crime against the peaceful population".
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Only Byrne’s flashes of humor and desperately flailing humanity keep her on this side of monstrous.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
“I can be your monstrous partner in crime!”
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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