ogre

Example Sentences

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After World War II, Franco was regarded as the “primary resident ogre of Western Europe.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Eventually – as viewers of the Disney film will know - Belle falls in love with the ogre and discovers he is in fact a prince.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

While stressing that she hasn’t worked so hard in her life, she seems a bit incredulous that Bowman used to be such an ogre on deck.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

DreamWorks is reportedly working to expand the beloved “Shrek” franchise more than a decade after the titular ogre voiced by Mike Myers lumbered onto movie screens in 2001.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2023

“Friends—John, Aubrey, Bertram, Percival, Martin, Stephan—meet our ogre tamer. She’s the lass I told you about, the one who speaks Gnomic.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine