gargoyle
Example Sentences
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She stares straight ahead— past the giant oak tree, past the stone gargoyle, past the ritzy apartments with the doorman.
From Literature
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As they approached, Danny could see the knocker was shaped like a gargoyle head.
From Literature
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He is a gargoyle come to life, complete with the perpetual scowl and the mountainous muscles.
From Literature
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With shuffling feet and downcast eyes, while making sidelong gargoyle faces at their sister, they handed the letter to their governess.
From Literature
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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
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