horned

Example Sentences

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The horned head of a stuffed gazelle had been knocked from its mount and was left sitting on the couch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Triceratops and other horned dinosaurs had exceptionally large nasal cavities compared to most animals.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

The coinage is a nod to Brünnhilde, a soprano role stereotypically portrayed as a robust figure in a horned helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

There's a bone-white lobster, suctioned up for examination at the surface, and a horned sea cucumber whose mast-like spikes collapse into black spaghetti when it arrives on the ship.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

It therefore poisons all life with which it comes in contact: the cat beloved of some family, the farmer’s cattle, the rabbit in the field, and the horned lark out of the sky.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson