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ogre

[oh-ger] / ˈoʊ gər /


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The roommate described a large man he described as looking like "an ogre" who drove a first-generation Chevrolet Avalanche, an unusual vehicle.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

After World War II, Franco was regarded as the “primary resident ogre of Western Europe.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

While stressing that she hasn’t worked so hard in her life, she seems a bit incredulous that Bowman used to be such an ogre on deck.

From Seattle Times Jul. 17, 2023

She did a lot of creditable things, but to this day she’s seen as a bit of an ogre in Irish history, so this book might give her a fairer hearing.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2023

I would miss the young ogre after all, I thought as I entered the motorized go-cart.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Recent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemingly out of the blue, as well as gremlins, trolls and ogres.

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

These networks -- just like humans, onions, and ogres -- have layers, which makes them tricky to navigate.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

She remakes her biography as though it were a tale by Charles Dickens, full of villainous ogres and scrapes with melodramatic disasters.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2024

“But I need to try. We can’t leave Ella by herself with those ogres around.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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