ogre

But the only ogre in this story is Dahl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

After World War II, Franco was regarded as the “primary resident ogre of Western Europe.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Again, that is not making him a hero in any way, but you want to understand where he's coming from and not simply say, "Oh, he's an ogre."

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023

While stressing that she hasn’t worked so hard in her life, she seems a bit incredulous that Bowman used to be such an ogre on deck.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023

“Your idea about getting away from the ogre by sledding on that rusted shield was a very good one. You saved us both that day.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

Recent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemingly out of the blue, as well as gremlins, trolls and ogres.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

He loves all disfigured nasties, be they swamp creatures, eyeball-less ogres or bolt-headed Hellboys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

These networks -- just like humans, onions, and ogres -- have layers, which makes them tricky to navigate.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

She bounded up the main steps of the temple, then climbed a section of metal scaffolding so she could see above the heads of the ogres and Cyclopes.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan