How to Use monster in a Sentence

monster

noun
  • That car is a monster.
  • Inflation has become an economic monster.
  • Hotz and Kirschbaum found themselves out on the street to record the monster storm.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2023
  • And, of course, others see him as a freak or, worse, a monster.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2023
  • The lake record is still a monster though, caught just a couple years ago on a wacky rig.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • This is also a great time to get out on the water and go after monster bass.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Why not forge beyond the stock image of the roaring monster?
    Asher Elbein, Vulture, 11 July 2023
  • In fact, the monster shows itself to Sebastián in the form of his late daughter, Anna.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
  • What’s the difference between a lame sailor and a monster?
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The monster represents the great evil of the world as Kesler appears to understand it.
    Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But the monster mum proved to have the same feel-good result as its smaller counterparts.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a great picture of this monster, monster thing.
    Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Others should wait for a sequel where the Freaks fight aliens or monsters or something.
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The creatures are closer to horror movie monsters and look like they are meant to scare kids rather than thrill them.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • The game comes with monster character cards, pencils, and a storage box to keep the contents safe.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Then the monster rain cells moved in on Sunday, February 3.
    Audrey Gray, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Israel is an out of control monster and either needs to change or be dumped.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Spelling also posed for a solo shot, sticking her hand on her hip as a group of monsters snuck in from the sides.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The Gamecocks built their lead thanks to a monster quarter, outscoring NC State 29-6 in the period.
    Will Ujek, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The film is based on Dracula’s Daughter, the classic monster film.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The monster reappears four years later, as Mary struggles to come up with a ghost story.
    Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Before the monster is born, the pregnancy itself is a kind of usurpation.
    Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There’s also a great sense of scale, and the camera will zoom out to show you just how tiny Samus is compared to a huge machine or monster.
    Brandon Widder, The Verge, 14 June 2023
  • In a single day, Hurricane Otis went from a nuisance to a monster.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • And so the film’s monster machines are projections of ourselves.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Henry Cavill woke up, glued his silver lace front to his head, and slayed (monsters in The Witcher).
    Vulture, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Even the banisters were designed to show monsters caught in fishing nets.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Giant monster battles are fun and humans are meh in mega fight-fest.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • There's also a ton of Universal-era movie monsters, such as the mummy.
    Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
  • With the help of two strange yet amusing new friends, Taka must fight against a pack of gun-slinging monster cats disguised as women.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023

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