-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Examples of mutant in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But fans can still expect big fights, big powers and mutant melodrama.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
The quest leads to revelations about the underground network, run-ins with dubious characters from above and below and — most welcome of all — tussles with mutant roaches and an underwater beast.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Wealthy individuals contribute to some stunning art, mutant vehicles, and theme camps on the playa, but the cash also allows people to insulate themselves in R.V.s set up by hired hands.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
Forge takes her in and the two bond over their respective losses; Forge lost some of his limbs and, with the help of his mutant ability to instantly understand how mechanical devices work, gave himself artificial appendages.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
In town in the fall after a performance at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris, Gray chose the venue to discuss Qwerty I and II, her dual-EP scrapbook of a strange year, collaged from mutant alt-rock, experimental pop, and hypnagogic R&B.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
The mutant teammates regularly sold out at comic book shops, but no network executive wanted to take a chance on the oddball characters — until Margaret Loesch became president of Fox Kids.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Frederick Kiesler was a mutant creature of the early twentieth century: an experimental designer who was also an artist who was also an inventor, writer, architect, professor, and all-round charismatically wacky visionary.
—The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
Brolin played Cable in Deadpool 2, which found Ryan Reynolds' Wade Wilson calling together a group of mutant rogues to protect a young boy with mutant powers from the time-traveling cyborg.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'mutant.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near mutant
Cite this Entry
“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutant. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
mutant
1 of 2 adjective
mu·tant
ˈmyüt-ᵊnt
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation
mutant
2 of 2 noun
: a mutant individual
More from Merriam-Webster on mutant
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for mutant
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share