ogre
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But the only ogre in this story is Dahl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
After World War II, Franco was regarded as the “primary resident ogre of Western Europe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Eventually – as viewers of the Disney film will know - Belle falls in love with the ogre and discovers he is in fact a prince.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
Again, that is not making him a hero in any way, but you want to understand where he's coming from and not simply say, "Oh, he's an ogre."
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023
“Sometimes I play the ogre just to make you mad,” he said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
The latest model had a tendency to mention other creatures as well: raccoons, trolls, ogres and pigeons, to be specific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
He loves all disfigured nasties, be they swamp creatures, eyeball-less ogres or bolt-headed Hellboys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
These networks -- just like humans, onions, and ogres -- have layers, which makes them tricky to navigate.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Char went to the ogres, and I followed.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Vocabulary lists containing ogre
A Mythical Menagerie
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"The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde
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