How to Use Frankenstein in a Sentence
Frankenstein
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The pair dressed up as the Bride of Frankenstein and the doctor who gave her life.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 1 Nov. 2023
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When his team blocked this enzyme, the same Frankenstein effects happened again.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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First things first, Frankenstein is the name of the mad scientist, not 👏 the👏 monster.
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
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The film is a campy, lo-fi riff on the Frankenstein story and follows a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
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The second half of Frankenstein is where the grand emotions start getting pumped in, and where the problems begin.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
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But one thing critics agree on is that Elordi is a standout as Frankenstein's monster.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
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The Frankenstein dough is stretched into pans, the edges torn haphazardly, and all drizzled with oil.
—Tamar Adler, Vogue, 25 July 2024
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So, if Frankenstein shows up in a live-action movie, the monster will be portrayed by Harbour there, too.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2023
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The former offers a new twist on the traditional Frankenstein tale.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
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Well, no, what’s in front of me is someone who is a political Frankenstein, as [Michael] has said.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
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One rosette called Frankenstein can measure light’s effect on where zooplankton and fish move to in the water column.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2023
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The younger Van Halen has used Frankenstein on every Mammoth album to date.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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The first was about Young Frankenstein star Peter Boyle suffering a stroke.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
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Hey Frankenstein, one of Kandice’s classmates greeted her in front of the junior high school cafeteria.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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John Hughes is like Frankenstein and Ferris Bueller was the monster.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 2 June 2023
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And people have compared Little Joe to the story of Frankenstein.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
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The steeplechase, the Frankenstein's monster of the track and field world, combines speed, precision and timing.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
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This mesmerizing riff on Frankenstein is one of the best horror films of 2023.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
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Adding to the fun, the film is narrated by Boris Karloff — best known for playing Frankenstein’s monster.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Craft was also something that was key to Isaac settling into his own take on Doctor Frankenstein.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
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This year, he’ll be seen playing the title role in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein for Netflix.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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Frankenstein, of course, is based on the legendary novel by Mary Shelley and has long been del Toro’s passionate project.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Things quickly turned romantic for the pair when Emilio asked Gloria to go see Young Frankenstein for their first date.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
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Pierce went on to create the iconic versions of characters such as Frankenstein’s monster and the Wolf Man.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
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Singer and model Paris Jackson attends the red carpet premiere of Frankenstein in Venice.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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The film spawned a number of sequels, including 1935's Bride of Frankenstein.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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By all accounts, Frankenstein is a big-screen spectacle and Jacob Elordi’s star could be set to rise even further once the movie is seen.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Like Frankenstein’s monster and so many of the robots that keep stomping across our big and small screens, Norbot also seems to threaten the very life that it’s meant to help.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Frankenstein is an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 classic novel of the same name.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Her Frankenstein, Ben, seemingly betrays her, opting to dress as a member of the Rat Pack instead.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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