ogreish
Example Sentences
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His physical description matched that of the ogreish man who had rushed out of her house shortly before she disappeared: He was 6-foot-4 and heavyset.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Even an ogreish salmon-boat captain, a bachelor again at eighty-seven, was convinced that we were both in love with him.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 1, 2015
Among other things, the company�long seen by Peruvians as an ogreish exploiter�was given new mandates to expand its activities and a $144 million tax write-off.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In a ludicrous trial, Kit is ac quitted to the great discomfiture of ogreish District Attorney Sprinkle Kit's companions in theft get a pardon from the governor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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All the while some old dame would relate the old-world ogreish stories of Blue Beard, the Sorcerer, or the Loup Garou, to fascinate the ears and trouble the dreams of the young folks.
From Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist by Smiles, Samuel