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

The 19-foot-long beast of a sedan could reach 131 miles an hour, an engineering feat in the late 1940s, Lieberman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"I was well versed with dynamic crowds but Oasis was a completely different beast," Allen recalls.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Stagflation set in, and the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations all flailed helplessly at the beast.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The beast lumbered toward us, panting and snarling, fiery sparks seething from its many mouths.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros