How to Use monstrous in a Sentence

monstrous

adjective
  • It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years.
  • Kylian was monstrous in the game against them.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • The monstrous dish is not just a bun with sausage.
    — Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • A lot less human and more monstrous.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 22 June 2026
  • The monstrous home run chased Ohtani out of the game – at least from the mound.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a love story, thriller and the monstrous birth of a woman.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The city would probably be sued for a monstrous amount of money.
    — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the adults are hatching their own plan to find and defeat the monstrous force.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2025
  • There are simply powerful men who do monstrous things.
    — Tarana Burke, Time, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Some are ugly, some are monstrous, some get bugs and diseases, and some manage to do all these things.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But her visions for a better world often bend back toward the monstrous.
    — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The thing is, though, the city is on the hook for a monstrous amount of money from hosting the Games.
    — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
  • If many Maya gods look grotesque, even monstrous, at least one, the Maize God, does not.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The network is still built in Rupert’s monstrous image, and it is built to last.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The monstrous-looking ghosts and ghouls might be scary for younger or more sensitive viewers.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Davis has posted four straight double-doubles with the last three being monstrous.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2022
  • From there, your painting grew even more interested in the monstrous body.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Michael is given more space to grapple with his monstrous, abusive father.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Both women opened up their seasons with monstrous times, with no sign of post-Olympic fatigue.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Is Rashid a monstrous dungeon master?
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But what was no longer is, and the ties that bind climate change to personal chaos are growing with monstrous speed.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • They’re often thought of as red, pink or blue-ish in color, sporting monstrous horns, three toes and three fingers.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
  • The two fall in love without Aurora knowing about the monstrous thing he’s done to her.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But the fence Buckley built for Tarra had withstood a monstrous storm.
    — Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The narrator recalls monstrous eyes staring back at her from the knots in her ceiling, but can find nowhere to hide.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Goth’s ability to bring to life a character made monstrous by envy.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Her team then discovers something monstrous waiting for them.
    — Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Other condo owners escaping to a staircase held the door open for them against the monstrous winds.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The monstrous power means small improvements in his approach could lead to big gains in his production.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • There, Henry took a monstrous turn and became Venca.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025

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