gorgon
Example Sentences
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In truth, having a man portray Lady B. as a drag gorgon is hardly daring—I have seen more men than women in the part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
But when a narcissistic gorgon is also viciously funny, what you get is Kristoffer Borgli’s smart dark satire about the seemingly unquenchable thirst for center stage.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Instead of an evil monster, Haynes’s Medusa is a beloved gorgon sister with a keen intellect and a curiosity about the human world.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
It’s really upsetting to have a guy just swinging his arms around like a gorgon, just smashing and destroying everything around him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2018
Chrysaor’s golden gorgon mask snarled at him, though it was impossible to tell what his real expression might be underneath.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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