gargoyle

A host of celebrity judges have to decide whether they’re seeing an elaborate cake or Halloween decor like a jack-o-lantern, a black cat and a gargoyle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025

"I see a gargoyle... something horrible, disgusting," she tells the BBC.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025

Kimbrough also lent his voice to a gargoyle named Victor in Disney’s animated film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2023

The bass John Relyea, a Met regular, dug into the role of the assassin Sparafucile with his gargoyle of a voice — a dark, threatening gnarl of sound.

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022

The gargoyle leapt aside at the mention of toffee eclairs, and Harry took the spiral staircase two steps at a time, knocking on the door just as a clock within chimed eight.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

At the top of a design from the 1430s for the tower of the Imperial Cathedral in Frankfurt, drawn in a spirited freehand, is a group of unusually cheerful gargoyles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

He talked about going to an art show at the studio, and he saw a piece of a bunch of gargoyles sitting on a log flying kites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

Dozens of sculptors have also remade and restored many of the gargoyles, religious icons and ornaments that adorned the original structure.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023

Two gargoyles still remain in the baggage claim area to protect luggage, including a more muted animatronic Greg; the original had “triggered” some people who viewed it as overtly satanic, Ms. Stegman said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

He could see the comet hanging above the Guards Hall and the Bell Tower, and farther back the First Keep, squat and round, its gargoyles black shapes against the bruised purple dusk.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin