hellhound

Example Sentences

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Cerberus, the guard of the underworld, is featured with Hercules, a reference to the heroic demigod’s 12th and final labor which involved capturing the hellhound.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023

Temperatures on the continent soared past 40C, with forecasters calling on Greek Mythology to coin one heatwave Cerberus, a three-headed hellhound that guards the gates of the underworld.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

Beneath it, one sharp-fanged, evil-looking hellhound opens its jaws.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2020

With its large-thighed satyr named Torgo and its oddly chipper-looking hellhound, this 1966 howler has long been a favorite of the cinematic cutups of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” and other devotees of bad movies.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2015

Nobody cares that three kids, a hellhound, and a lady have emerged from a manhole cover in the middle of the street.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas