griffin

Example Sentences

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On the left arm, the mythical griffin creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle appears to be fighting with a stag.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

Hart said the debate over the griffin missed the bigger picture.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021

You can’t have a lot of body horror in a kid’s movie, but you can have a topiary griffin who torrentially evacuates dead leaves across the backyard in a beautiful, disgusting arc.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2018

At first she believed it to be some kind of mythical creature, a California version of a minotaur or a griffin.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2018

Arranged all in a row were several of these animal bushes—fantastic creatures as tall as the house, standing guard against the woods—including a winged griffin, a rearing centaur, and a mermaid.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs