gorgon
Example Sentences
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Mountain yam, bamboo pith and shoots, lotus seeds and gorgon fruit, which Yin says “looks like chickpeas, and tastes like tapioca,” all appear on his menu, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Instead of an evil monster, Haynes’s Medusa is a beloved gorgon sister with a keen intellect and a curiosity about the human world.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
It’s really upsetting to have a guy just swinging his arms around like a gorgon, just smashing and destroying everything around him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2018
I knew I wasn’t a gorgon, but I guessed that if 10 strangers were to look at a photo of me, probably about four or five of them would find me attractive.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2016
The second gorgon appeared on Percy’s right so fast, he didn’t have time to react.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
