orc
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At another, Monet challenged an orc to solitaire instead of fighting it.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
It promises to be a gorgeous and exciting series, but for me, it will be tough to top the sight of a mother and son taking down a very scary orc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
Later, Bronwyn discovers a tunnel bearing scratches on the walls that look like they came from orc claws.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
I'm using pots and pans on orcs, and Elijah's got the mithril vest to stave off the orc, or the whatever, the cave troll stabs him with the spear.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2022
‘The wolf that one hears is worse than the orc that one fears.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Actors played all types of ghoulish creatures, including orcs and vampires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
When the topic turns to her bookshelf, Thurman admits she’s become a fan of stories of orcs and elves in love.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
In this particular show, he steered the queens and audience through a world full of flying arrows and orcs looking to turn the heroes into a kind of fleshy cold brew.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
They all contemplated a drawing of a glam-rock Gandalf in a form-fitting wizard’s cloak, acrylic armies of orcs and other works of fan art displayed in gilded frames.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
Often blocked or destroyed by the tumults of the Mountain’s furnaces, always that road was repaired and cleared again by the labours of countless orcs.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
