horned
Example Sentences
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The horned head of a stuffed gazelle had been knocked from its mount and was left sitting on the couch.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Triceratops and other horned dinosaurs had exceptionally large nasal cavities compared to most animals.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026
The coinage is a nod to Brünnhilde, a soprano role stereotypically portrayed as a robust figure in a horned helmet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
There's a bone-white lobster, suctioned up for examination at the surface, and a horned sea cucumber whose mast-like spikes collapse into black spaghetti when it arrives on the ship.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Nathan unlatched the lock and the horned toad sprinted away to a nearby ditch.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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