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

Mr Palmen, 61, said: "I find the gargoyle very amusing, I'm using it as my Facebook profile picture."

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

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

When she saw his crumpled face at the window, with the inquisitive nose against the stars, she did not think it was a gargoyle or a demon.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White