gorgon
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mountain yam, bamboo pith and shoots, lotus seeds and gorgon fruit, which Yin says “looks like chickpeas, and tastes like tapioca,” all appear on his menu, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Instead of an evil monster, Haynes’s Medusa is a beloved gorgon sister with a keen intellect and a curiosity about the human world.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
“Postcards From the Edge” was Ms. Fisher’s roman à clef that portrayed Ms. Reynolds as a kind of nonchalant, casually narcissistic gorgon of a mother.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2016
I knew I wasn’t a gorgon, but I guessed that if 10 strangers were to look at a photo of me, probably about four or five of them would find me attractive.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2016
Glittering clouds of gorgon essence struggled to re-form, but •the river pulled them apart like a blender.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
