How to Use mutant in a Sentence

mutant

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  • The mutant virus had long since gained a foothold and spread widely.
    — Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2021
  • That’s when Feige also said that mutant projects are in the works.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Here’s to mutant rats in the basement and Mexican myths; here’s to the strange and to Stephen King.
    — New York Times, 22 May 2018
  • That would be because in the comics, the X-Men mutant Storm and T'challa were briefly married.
    — Alexis Nedd, Cosmopolitan, 25 Jan. 2018
  • As a mutant himself, Namor feels compelled to join the X-Men against the Avengers.
    — Joe George, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Cumming starred as the mutant Nightcrawler in the comic book movie.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 June 2024
  • What’s the best comp for a mansion for a gang of mutant crime fighters?
    — Adam Bonislawski, WSJ, 20 June 2018
  • The embryo used the healthy gene from the female donor as a blueprint to correct the mutant gene.
    — Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • The first cases of the mutant virus in the U.S. were reported in Colorado on Dec. 29.
    — Jake Dima, Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2021
  • As of now, the Inhumans have served as our mutant stand-ins and that hasn't gone very well so far.
    — Justin L. MacK, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Xavier, one of the most powerful telepaths in the world, is the leader of the mutant superhero team the X-Men.
    — Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022
  • The shapeshifter once saved Nightcrawler from a mutant fight club in Apocalypse.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 June 2019
  • There’s even a mutant locust plague that recalls … The Swarm?!
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2022
  • The result is if a mutant dies, The Five provide a new body, Cerebro downloads the old mind, and voilà!
    — Andrew A. Smith Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 12 July 2021
  • In the comics, Namor is the mutant son of a human explorer and an Atlantean princess.
    — Nili Blanck, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The mutant form got into the cells at a rate that was nine times higher than the ancestral form.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 June 2020
  • Sounds like just the spot for stashing a crew of mutant superheroes.
    — Adam Bonislawski, WSJ, 20 June 2018
  • Mutant genes resistant to the drive will thus be unable to spread.
    — The Economist, 22 July 2017
  • The video clip, directed by Mr. Lopatin, brings a fanged mutant and perky line dancers to a toxic waste dump — where else?
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
  • New York was hit by the original virus around March 15, but within days the mutant strain took over.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2020
  • Variants of the mutant strain had a set of 21 mutations not seen in other strains in Brazil.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 2 Mar. 2021
  • His 1989 fall show is a gorgeous garden of mutant pleats.
    — E. Alex Jung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The answer is that the mutant only needs to be about 1.5 times faster initially.
    — Quanta Magazine, 9 Nov. 2018
  • The agent is searching for Logan, aka the mutant hero Wolverine, who the agent thinks might be behind the attack.
    — Jordan White, The Verge, 30 May 2018
  • Does a mutant version of the virus pose a much deeper level of trouble?
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 25 Dec. 2020
  • This compared with 57% in South Africa, where the mutant strain has been prominently present.
    — Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2021
  • As usual, X-Force is the most violent and covert mutant team.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 July 2019
  • These are treated with a group of drugs that block the protein the mutant EGFR gene encodes for, slowing the cancer’s growth.
    — Monika Joshi, The Conversation, 1 May 2023
  • Cassaday found breakthrough commercial success with Astonishing X-Men, a 25-issue run in the mid-aughts that helped restore the mutant group to prominence among Marvel titles.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Creatures such as white dragon-like birds, glowing blue sponges, bug-eyed sloths, mutant frogs, flying bunnies and the creepiest of crawlies imaginable enrich each frame with impressive detail and lively color.
    — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024

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