griffin

Example Sentences

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On the left arm, the mythical griffin creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle appears to be fighting with a stag.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

Hart said the debate over the griffin missed the bigger picture.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021

You can’t have a lot of body horror in a kid’s movie, but you can have a topiary griffin who torrentially evacuates dead leaves across the backyard in a beautiful, disgusting arc.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2018

At first she believed it to be some kind of mythical creature, a California version of a minotaur or a griffin.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2018

“Don’t leave the house—d’you hear me? God only knows what else might have come through. The griffin will be fine, as long as he sleeps.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell