hag

Example Sentences

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But the admiring, even celebratory, tone of these paeans to hot actresses remaining hot well past Hollywood’s traditional expiration date masks the shadow side of this phenomenon: The wizened, terrifying hag.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

Would ten hag benefit from a solid season not answering to critics every single game?

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

She escaped the witch, showing her mettle, But her brother’s in not-so-fine fettle: Grew a long, grasping tail While the hag brewed her ale.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019

“The days of the housewife hag image are over,” she declared.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2018

Piper thought it was a cruel joke that a hag like her would be named Hagno, but she decided not to say that.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan