1
a
: a four-footed mammal as distinguished from other animals
b
: an animal that is not a human being
c
: an animal as distinguished from a plant
d
: an animal under human control
2
: a contemptible person
3
: something formidably difficult to control or deal with
Examples of beast in a Sentence
dogs and other four-footed beasts
the birds and beasts of the forest
They were attacked by a savage beast.
He's a cruel, hateful beast!
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But beneath that modest performance over 82 games was a beast ready to turn it loose.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
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—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Pedersen says that the museum contacted a scent fabricator, who recommended that the best way to mimic the droppings of this large, plant-eating beast would be to use the scent excreted by a non-extinct, similarly large vegetarian.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
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—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Eighties Rush is a beast of its own, with walls of synths and an evolving approach from Peart, who began to embrace polyrhythms and reggae à la his friend Stewart Copeland.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Pedersen says that the museum contacted a scent fabricator, who recommended that the best way to mimic the droppings of this large, plant-eating beast would be to use the scent excreted by a non-extinct, similarly large vegetarian.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Suffice it to say, things did not go well for the Hostmaster General, who went from a potential challenge beast to challenge least.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for beast
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“Beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beast. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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beast
noun1
a
: a four-footed mammal as distinguished from human beings and from lower animals both with and without backbones
b
: a farm animal especially when kept for heavy work
2
: a mean or brutal person
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