How to Use beastly in a Sentence
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But the author hasn’t left beastly life back in Queens.
—Erik Gleibermann, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
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Looming in a field, about 100 yards east of the road, were what looked like three beastly creatures from another time.
—J. Harry Jones, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2023
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Go ahead and mosh around to this beastly drop and forget your relationship woes.
—Kat Bein, Billboard, 4 May 2018
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But Nadal’s triumph confirms his standing as one of the most beastly players in the history of men’s tennis.
—Kevin Craft, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2019
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His beastly approach is quickly proving to be an indelible trademark in the rap game.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2017
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But don't let any of that interrupt your monologue about how tough your beastly enemies are making life for you.
—Jack Holmes, Esquire, 7 June 2017
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Dahl’s books, with their mischievous children, strange beasts and often beastly adults, have sold more than 300 million copies and continue to be read by children around the world.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2023
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The Kilkenny Cats, fighting and scratching at each other in fratricidal fury, are on the premises, as well as a quartet of beastly angels and Fenrir the Nordic wolf.
—Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
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The afternoon of the soccer scrimmage was sweltering, one of those beastly July days with humidity like a damp rag.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2016
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There are some beastly devices out there that max out at 4TB or 5TB—that will be necessary for some, but those drives also necessitate higher prices.
—Valentina Palladino and Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2020
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In this live-action re-imagining of the fairy tale, a young woman takes her father’s place as prisoner in a beast’s castle, only to fall in love with her beastly captor, who turns out to be a prince.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
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The 5420 is all about making these beastly machines a little more portable than your average rugged laptop.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2018
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Back here on Earth, an image of this beastly beauty is perhaps the most famous shots ever snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope in its almost 30 years of operation.
—Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
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A beastly gang has invaded America’s highways, and just about everybody loves them.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 21 July 2017
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Reaching lengths of 15 feet or more, the beastly fish also have voracious appetites, devouring everything from sea turtles to rubber tires.
—Joel Sartore, National Geographic, 21 May 2019
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In the galleries The Getty Museum is currently the site of a beastly exhibition about bestiary, the medieval manuscripts that depicted fantastic creatures (unicorns and beavers, oh my!).
—Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2019
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When trekking through Furnas lake on a rainy afternoon, the Toronto Boot's beastly construction of elastic cords, rubber bumpers, insulated midsoles, and grippy outsoles kept my dogs warm, dry, and grounded.
—Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 9 Mar. 2023
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Same with Thompson, who continues to increase his price with beastly performances and invaluable leadership.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2020
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There’s no evidence that carnivorous plants acquired any of their beastly habits by hijacking genes from their animal victims, says Hedrich, although genes do sometimes pass from one type of organism to another.
—Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2022
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Though intended for direct fire as particularly beastly machine gun, the Mark 19 can be adapted for high-angle indirect attacks, a method improvised by a Marine unit to dispatch Taliban ambushers in Afghanistan.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
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But the author hasn’t left beastly life back in Queens.
—Erik Gleibermann, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
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Looming in a field, about 100 yards east of the road, were what looked like three beastly creatures from another time.
—J. Harry Jones, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2023
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Go ahead and mosh around to this beastly drop and forget your relationship woes.
—Kat Bein, Billboard, 4 May 2018
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But Nadal’s triumph confirms his standing as one of the most beastly players in the history of men’s tennis.
—Kevin Craft, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2019
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His beastly approach is quickly proving to be an indelible trademark in the rap game.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2017
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But don't let any of that interrupt your monologue about how tough your beastly enemies are making life for you.
—Jack Holmes, Esquire, 7 June 2017
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Dahl’s books, with their mischievous children, strange beasts and often beastly adults, have sold more than 300 million copies and continue to be read by children around the world.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2023
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The Kilkenny Cats, fighting and scratching at each other in fratricidal fury, are on the premises, as well as a quartet of beastly angels and Fenrir the Nordic wolf.
—Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
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The afternoon of the soccer scrimmage was sweltering, one of those beastly July days with humidity like a damp rag.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2016
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There are some beastly devices out there that max out at 4TB or 5TB—that will be necessary for some, but those drives also necessitate higher prices.
—Valentina Palladino and Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2020
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And the men in black with beastly faces march, rattling their boots.
—Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
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Fresh tires and a few more laps might have been enough to beat the beastly Cadillac.
—Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2022
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The Max puts out a beastly thump, with enough low end to make the neighbors think Janelle Monáe has moved in.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 28 May 2018
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Sherif’s music is not quite as loud and beastly as Pop Smoke’s.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2022
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Tune in to the full video above to learn much, much more about AMD's beastly 32-core Threadripper 2.
—Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 6 June 2018
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Now, the beastly bot is finally ready to stretch its legs.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2020
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Ovechkin has looked beastly while scoring eight goals in four games.
—Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2017
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Unlike wraith demons, the beastly Tarask can fully slip its bond to hell.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 2 July 2020
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Colts’ front seven is beastly, and could be a brick wall when the Patriots try to run.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
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The sounds of beastly screeches and splashing water came from the bathroom.
—Ellyn Laub, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Nov. 2019
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On Monday, March 9, at 3 p.m., a princess brings chaos to her kingdom and must rely on her archery skills to break a beastly curse.
—Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2020
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The capper on the drive was a beastly 64-yard touchdown run from junior Mason Tanoa.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022
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That's right, a taste of beastly-heat, coming a week after freezing record lows.
—Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
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The Ride, a beastly roller coaster known as Goliath, go-karts, big trucks for toddlers and a lift for little ones.
—Jeff Roffman, ajc, 31 July 2019
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The King of the Hill now wears its less beastly brother's resonators and breathe a little easier in the bargain.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 31 Dec. 2022
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The storm’s southern eyewall had just clipped San Andres island as the beastly storm churned west at 9 mph.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2020
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Summer is already a beastly hot, four-month slog for folks in the eastern Mediterranean.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2018
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While most are meager, a few turn beastly, exactly as was the case on Monday night.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 July 2018
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O’Reilly has made a case for the Conn Smythe Trophy for most outstanding player in the playoffs with his beastly two-way play.
—Curtis Zupke, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
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There's more to the VelociRaptoR than just a more beastly engine, though.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Dec. 2022
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Bay Hill was not quite its beastly self Thursday, but is sure to flex its muscle during the coming days.
—Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2022
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That splotch of purple, magenta and red looks pretty beastly to me.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2014
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But beware of the bull, the untamed, beastly derecho cut loose from of Ohio, because that encounter is destined to come once again.
—Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 29 June 2017
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Buy our brand of razors instead, for a smooth, glossy feel, you beastly woman, haha!
—Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
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Ezekiel Elliott is a beastly back who can break tackles, wills, and big plays as a runner or as a receiver.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2019
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The eggs in my hands were beastly and beautiful, and I was mystified by their existence.
—Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
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How could a guy who was so beastly to women be so talented in picking artful movies?
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022
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The vision was there — a metaphor of a human underneath the Beast’s scary scowl; or how the once-arrogant prince was imprisoned in a beastly shell.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
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The movie is a beastly thing, and proud of it—a gaily sadistic kerfuffle, from which all traces of tenderness have been expunged.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022
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Burbling around town, the merest blip of the throttle pedal unleashes beastly bravado.
—Jeremy Taylor, Robb Report, 11 June 2023
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