monster
noun
a nonhuman creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people.
monsters
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pluralof monster.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With stories of monsters, aliens and time travel, “The Twilight Zone” could look like escapist entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Creative director Matt Searcy tells Newsbeat the sci-fi shooter is a "mix of war story with comic book-y monsters that come out of the ground".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister who has denounced Netanyahu for not preventing the attack, joined mourners at Nova to remember the attack by the "monsters" three years ago.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The film seems to suggest that we — the audience to this specious display of white-knighting nobility — are monsters who can act just as heinous as the criminals.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
These water monsters governed the torrents of this water world and kept the waves tranquil.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
