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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Recent Examples on the Web While those who are at high risk might choose to take precautions during this summer’s surge, there are some reassuring metrics that show COVID now is a different beast than COVID during the early days of the pandemic in 2020. —

Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024 Grizzly bears were an entirely different beast: large, wild, dangerous, much less goofy. —

Hillary Richard, Vogue, 1 July 2024 Game 7 of the finals is a different beast, but the Oilers are prepared to draw on that experience. —

Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 24 June 2024 Voice assistants, especially ones connected to devices and services in our phones and homes, are a different beast than a chatbot in a browser. —

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for different beast

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