different beast

noun

: an entirely different thing
Reading modern English is one thing, but understanding Shakespeare is an entirely different beast.

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Adventure travel, of course, is a much different beast than Clooney’s pink-slipping weekday missions. Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024 Normally, Leone would shoot at his own convenience, but being made to keep to schedule was a different beast entirely. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2024 But the cycle around Australia has been a different beast altogether, purely based on the sheer size of the country, much of which is remote and uninhabited. George Ramsay, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 Tell Me Lies is admittedly a different beast, though. Julia Moore, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for different beast 

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