gorgon

Example Sentences

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In truth, having a man portray Lady B. as a drag gorgon is hardly daring—I have seen more men than women in the part.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

But when a narcissistic gorgon is also viciously funny, what you get is Kristoffer Borgli’s smart dark satire about the seemingly unquenchable thirst for center stage.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

During her controversial appearance on the “Armchair Expert” podcast in March, Ortega spoke glowingly of White and co-star Georgie Farmer, who played the gorgon Ajax Petropolus in the series.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023

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

He passed Mrs. O’Leary, who looked up curiously with a gorgon wriggling in her mouth.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan