How to Use mutant in a Sentence

mutant

adjective
  • 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
  • As a mutant himself, Namor feels compelled to join the X-Men against the Avengers.
    Joe George, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This compared with 57% in South Africa, where the mutant strain has been prominently present.
    Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • Guests then grab their 3-D glasses and board the ride to help take down the mutant spiders alongside Spider-Man.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2021
  • But much of Europe is seeing another surge, driven in large part by the mutant strains of the virus.
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Of all the mutant Covid strains floating around, Gottlieb said only one seems to be gaining strength.
    Michael Riley, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The show takes place in the wreckage of a pandemic, when a mutant strain of the zombifying fungus makes the leap to humans.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe some of us will be like mutant plants, human plants, like borderline sci-fi.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Resident rebel heroine serves a throwback in two-tone red hair and jumpsuit as part of the mutant crew.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 8 June 2022
  • The report says that the Patch version of Wolverine could be explored in a second Wolverine movie, while the first film could have the mutant face-off with Hulk.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Apr. 2021
  • And Kamala's mutant genes weren't the only surprise in the Ms. Marvel finale.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 July 2022
  • The immune system attacks and kills mutant cells in most cases.
    Monika Joshi, The Conversation, 1 May 2023
  • The researchers created mutant mice that lacked the gene encoding SCF in their Oln+ cells.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Feb. 2021
  • What about mutant strains and variants of the novel coronavirus?
    Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The variant, identified in October, is a mutant form of the virus that causes Covid-19.
    Sarah Toy, WSJ, 11 May 2021
  • The researchers suspected that a mutant version of TYRP1 would be enough to produce a lighter colored coat.
    Sam Jones, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Namor's mutant power is flight via his winged ankles, which is why no other Talokan has them (this is even remarked upon in the movie).
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2022
  • After her bubbly character dies in the pilot, Plaza returns as the mutant Shadow King in a role that seems like a dare at times.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • He was double-teamed at a career-high rate this season, on nearly 70% of pass snaps, tied with only the mutant Donald.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The mutant form does not react to the same stimuli but retains the virus’s ability to diffuse into human cells.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • So what's the difference between 'variant', 'mutant' and 'strain'?
    Jv Chamary, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
  • With social media and the dark web, the speed and extent of the spread of fake medicines is frightening and may be even faster than the speed at which a mutant strain arrives in a community.
    Muhammad H. Zaman, STAT, 26 Oct. 2021

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