orc

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The spell is only broken when the night ends, not with an out-of-control orc or goblin but with something far more mundane: a bill.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

At another, Monet challenged an orc to solitaire instead of fighting it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Because it was Adar, called “father” by his orc followers, who killed Sauron to protect his people.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 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 hinges creaked again, and Sam, now peering over the corner of the passage-threshold, saw a flicker of light in an open doorway, and the dim shape of an orc coming out.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien