sphinx
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And funny: Don’t miss the tiny cat by Giacometti that’s hidden off to the side of the structure beside an imposing sphinx.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
While the 11 rival candidates crisscrossed the central African country pressing the flesh ahead of the October 12 vote, Biya's campaign has been largely virtual, true to his reputation as a secretive "sphinx".
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
The Czech entrepreneur has been described as a "quiet sphinx" for his inscrutable style.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024
A bronze “Sentinel,” its surface featuring a rich black patina, transforms a traditional sphinx motif.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
Highly intelligent, the sphinx delights in puzzles and riddles.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
We no longer write of ideæ, chori, asyla, musea, sphinges, specimina for ideas, choruses, asylums, museums, sphinxes, specimens, and the notion of returning to such plurals would seem barbarous and absurd.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 03 (1920) A Few Practical Suggestions by Society for Pure English
In it are depicted small sphinxes, cult items and an altar, all items recovered from the ruins of Antirhodos and depicting a scene that likely would have taken place in the temple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Eight sphinxes and eight Hathoric columns will be carved with images that are meaningful to Halsey, including personal heroes, family, friends, community activists and organizers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
The faces of the sphinxes are all portraits of members of her family: her mother, Glenda, her cousin Aujane, her brother Dominic, her life partner, Monique McWilliams.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
Its five long chapters — each written by a different scholar — cover unicorns, dragons, griffins, sphinxes and half-human creatures.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
“The sphinxes will know we landed. It’s best not to keep them waiting. An impatient sphinx is a dangerous thing.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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