sphinx
Example Sentences
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Bridget is an independent woman in her 40s when she begins to tell us the story of her mother, Helen, or “Hen,” an emotional sphinx to her daughter.
From Los Angeles Times
One purchase was an ancient marble sphinx that the Brinkmanns have recolorized for the exhibition using 3-D printing technology — a result of collaboration with four departments at the Met, including science research and objects conservation.
From New York Times
That work focused on an enormous sugar sphinx looming over the interiors of the old Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn.
From New York Times
Pyramids, sphinx, mummies: Ancient Egypt exudes a powerful attraction.
From Washington Post
A wall section of colorfully glazed brick from Darius’ palace features a magnificent pair of sphinxes — seated, unlike their famous Egyptian cousins, who mostly recline.
From Los Angeles Times
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