gargoyle

Example Sentences

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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

"I see a gargoyle... something horrible, disgusting," she tells the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

His villainy is like a gargoyle — inert and thoroughly grotesque.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Another modern, and whimsical, touch is the so-called businessman or yuppie gargoyle, depicting a Gothic creature with sideburns and holding a briefcase.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2021

Klawde leaped to the window ledge and did his furry gargoyle thing.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth