goblin
Example Sentences
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It is the fourth consecutive year that the public have played a part in picking Oxford's word of the year, after an inaugural public vote in 2022 saw "goblin mode" prevail.
From Barron's
Previous Oxford words of the year have included selfie, goblin mode and rizz.
From BBC
Paula Dewar and her family have, for years, covered their home and outside street with hordes of ghouls, ghosts and goblins.
From BBC
All around me are homes festooned with terrifying man-made skeletons, goblins, clowns and witches.
From Los Angeles Times
The spell is only broken when the night ends, not with an out-of-control orc or goblin but with something far more mundane: a bill.
From Los Angeles Times
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