beast
Example Sentences
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But Everest, first scaled in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was a far more formidable and dangerous beast.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
It wasn’t his first encounter with a beast that has become the Heartland’s most vicious invader.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
To understand the fascination, two sociologists spoke to more than 160 "Bigfooters" who are serious about collecting evidence that the beast is real.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“I was a different kind of beast, man,” Stoudemire says in the documentary.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
No beast of prey could fit into that log, or reach beak, talon, fang, or claw deep enough to get at Abel where he planned to sleep.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Vocabulary lists containing beast
"On the Menu" and "Find the Adaptations"
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"The Second Coming," Vocabulary from the poem by W.B. Yeats
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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