gargoyle
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A host of celebrity judges have to decide whether they’re seeing an elaborate cake or Halloween decor like a jack-o-lantern, a black cat and a gargoyle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
Mr Palmen, 61, said: "I find the gargoyle very amusing, I'm using it as my Facebook profile picture."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2023
Kimbrough also lent his voice to a gargoyle named Victor in Disney’s animated film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
An open-mouthed frown suggests the mask of Greek tragedy; a pout transforms her into a gargoyle.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
Out front squatted a waist-high gargoyle, so eroded by rain and salt that his features were all but obliterated.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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At the top of a design from the 1430s for the tower of the Imperial Cathedral in Frankfurt, drawn in a spirited freehand, is a group of unusually cheerful gargoyles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Two gargoyles still remain in the baggage claim area to protect luggage, including a more muted animatronic Greg; the original had “triggered” some people who viewed it as overtly satanic, Ms. Stegman said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
Water was discharged from the roof via gargoyles which were said to crouch in agony under the weight of their load.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2023
Nevermore Academy is a beautifully ghoulish place replete with gargoyles and spires, while the small historic town of Jericho outside draws tourists in with a cheesy re-creation of a Pilgrim village.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
He wondered if his gargoyles had ever seen its like.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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