sphinx
Example Sentences
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“I have kind of Labrador Retriever energy and Hannah is more a sphinx of a cat who wants to be left alone.”
From Seattle Times
The smiling sphinx statue is not to be confused with the far larger sphinx at the Giza pyramid complex, which measures 73 meters long and 20 meters high.
From Washington Post
The limestone sphinx with its "smiley face and two dimples" is thought to represent Roman Emperor Claudius.
From BBC
“President Isaias is considered a sphinx even by his regional peers,” Alan Boswell, the Horn of Africa director at the International Crisis Group, said.
From New York Times
The Chimera, like the Gorgon or the Greek sphinx — and unlike its Egyptian counterpart, which is male and benevolent — is a lady monster, a composite of terrors.
From New York Times
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