hellhound
Example Sentences
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Cerberus, the guard of the underworld, is featured with Hercules, a reference to the heroic demigod’s 12th and final labor which involved capturing the hellhound.
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
Temperatures on the continent soared past 40C, with forecasters calling on Greek Mythology to coin one heatwave Cerberus, a three-headed hellhound that guards the gates of the underworld.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023
Beneath it, one sharp-fanged, evil-looking hellhound opens its jaws.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2020
I knew that what I did as a 16-year-old in Virginia would forever be a hellhound on my trail, but I hoped that I had outpaced my scapegrace.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2018
After about two hours of homeschooling, we hop in Dad’s pickup truck—me, Dad, and my hellhound pup.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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