gargoyle

Example Sentences

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The “new normal” is a fossilized old swamp gargoyle fumbling through notes to answer a simple question about Russia from a soda jerk in an ice cream parlor.

From Washington Times

Yet its “mascots” are a gargoyle with the body and glare of a dragon and a witch on her broomstick weathervane.

From Washington Times

But yeah, it’s got this huge, imposing door and all these creepy kind of satanic gargoyles.

From Los Angeles Times

The corner lot gazebo with an angel statue has a plethora of skeletons, a large gargoyle and a yard full of more scary decorations.

From Seattle Times

But it’s the house that takes hold of this book, from its initial image — “a great, quiet gargoyle that might have been foreboding … if it had not seemed so tired” — to its final, inevitable fate.

From Seattle Times