Frankenstein

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Recent Examples of Frankenstein Brooks played multiple characters, including voicing Victor Frankenstein. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 June 2025 Young Frankenstein went on to become a beloved classic, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 25 June 2025 The coming-of-age comedy is a modern revamp of the Frankenstein story, with Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse as leads. Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 June 2025 New security screening checkpoints will be located behind NBC Sports Grill and Buca di Beppo in CityWalk and near the Frankenstein parking structure. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Frankenstein
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Noun
  • The monster season Soto gave the Yankees last year, leading them to the World Series, is what the Padres expected from him.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Today, that monster lives on, not in steel and speakers, but in light.
    Noah Eckstein, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Winifred, the protagonist of this Victorian-era grotesque, takes a position as a governess at an English manor.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • His early short films, such as Six Men Getting Sick (1967) and The Grandmother (1970), showcased his talent for blending the grotesque with the beautiful, setting the stage for his groundbreaking debut feature, Eraserhead (1977).
    Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Hero Tanjiro Kamado, a boy who joined the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was transformed into a demon, finds himself and his Demon Slayer comrades inside the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle, where the scene is set for the final battle between Corps and demons.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
  • The only survivor is his youngest sister Nezuko, who has been turned into a demon herself.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Well, consider that, unlike what’s happening in the world at large, the frights and delights inside Viola’s Room are actually fun.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 June 2025
  • Ah well, Cesare already has two sequel novels published, so there’s already plenty more Frendo the Clown frights ready to be harvested.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Musk, a top White House adviser, has become a bogeyman for the administration as critics blame him for the efforts to cut federal workers and dismantle agencies.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
  • But South dismissed the possibility of Democrats’ identity and messaging problems after last year’s election being exacerbated by Musk’s departure and his absence as a bogeyman.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Another, Dark Universe, is home to classic ogres like Frankenstein’s monster.
    Todd Anderson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In rag-tag combos of color and print, a Gen Z ogre would love their pleated skirts with perforated belts, as well as the fun and functional carabiners studded with butterfly motifs and acid-colored charms.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
    Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But just before all the banshee wailing threatens to overwhelm proceedings, along comes a hypnotic tribal beat which briefly turns the wake into a party.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
  • Our ears are still ringing from watching fans become shrieking banshees upon realizing that one of her professional dancers was actually the NFL star.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankenstein. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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