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

Who knew watching a fairy tale based on an ogre living in a dark swamp could be so thrilling?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

The interpersonal plot swells to take on the reach of a fairy tale, where the ogre that needs embracing or slaying is as much within as without.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2023

Nearby, there’s a commotion—one of the candles flares up in blue crackling flames, sparking loudly and distracting even the ogre.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black