ogre

Example Sentences

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The most surreal moment crafted belongs to a mutistory giant in undies wearing an ogre’s ship on its head and stomping a hut with a pair of creatures arguing while they meet their demise.

From Washington Times

She did a lot of creditable things, but to this day she’s seen as a bit of an ogre in Irish history, so this book might give her a fairer hearing.

From Los Angeles Times

The backstory — not explained in the movie — is a middle-aged worker in modern Japan is murdered and wakes up in a world of dragons, ogres, orcs and magic.

From Los Angeles Times

The interpersonal plot swells to take on the reach of a fairy tale, where the ogre that needs embracing or slaying is as much within as without.

From Salon

“But why is it — why is it on the guys? Why are we the ogres? What have we done wrong?”

From Seattle Times