monstrousness

Example Sentences

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“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

Their monstrousness is linked to that corporate facelessness.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2023

According to "The Spinsters of Horror," Veruca's "depiction of femininity and monstrousness is strong. Veruca is a confident, sexy, intelligent woman and she is immediately seen as a threat to the women of the Scoobies."

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2022

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