How to Use monk in a Sentence

monk

noun
  • Why did the monks walk for peace?
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The monks don’t get that kind of choice.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That’s not a plea to live like a monk.
    — Morgan Housel, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The monks that used to live there made wine, prayed.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
  • For a monk, Loomans seems like a busy guy.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Smith sits with monks in a monastery, cross-legged on the ground.
    — Abigail Wise, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The monks’ trek has had its perils.
    — Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Where are the monks going next?
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Cut a piece of monks cloth large enough to stretch over and around the frame.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The monks slept under the trees and ate one meal per day.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
  • When will the monks get to Charlotte?
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The maze was dug by hand, by a monk, way back in the distant past.
    — Liza Lentini, Spin, 22 Sep. 2023
  • One of the monks walked over and gently tied a bracelet around his wrist.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Which Charlotte roads will be closed for the monks?
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Nor did Bernard have any desire to be a priest or a monk.
    — Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • None of the monks ever thought of giving up.
    — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The monks’ trek was not without peril.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • In the meantime, the monks promised not to reveal the boy’s name.
    — David Pierson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • What route are the monks taking today?
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The latest arrests aren't the first time monks have run afoul of drug laws.
    — CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Tall, thin, and bald, he has been compared to both a monk and a preacher.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Their path updates and changes as plans are made for the monks to find lunch and overnight rest stops.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The car then hit Phommasan and one other monk.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The monk will soon be presented before a judge.
    — CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • Somehow a pickup truck going very fast hit the van, and then the van hit the monks.
    — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Today, monks in ocher robes stroll the sprawling, verdant grounds.
    — Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The monks' return trip should be less arduous.
    — CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The monks’ return trip should be less arduous.
    — Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The walk’s aim has been to spread the message of peace as the monks go on their way through the country.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The buildings housed monks' cells, ovens, kitchens and storage areas.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026

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