centaur

Example Sentences

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But most men don’t find peace imagining themselves as centaurs.

From New York Times

This second installment in the series is a fantasy romance between Gemma, a war monk turned reluctant princess, and Quinn, an affable, annoying centaur helping her build alliances for her blacksmith sister’s claim to queenship.

From New York Times

Fowl Sr.’s disappearance relates to his knowledge that Earth’s core is filled with fairies, centaurs and other fantasy creatures.

From New York Times

The images of Chiron the centaur and his pupil Odysseus, or the purposeful winged Harpies, are burned into me.

From The Guardian

The term “centaur” was originally popularized in the chess world, where partnerships of humans and computer programs consistently defeated unassisted software.

From New York Times