How to Use gargoyle in a Sentence

gargoyle

noun
  • There was, on the porch at the feet of the dead bird, a hunched gargoyle.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
  • And then the gargoyle piped up and said something ridiculous.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • There was the chief sculptor holding a chisel to the curved nose of a gargoyle.
    — Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Some stretch downward, jaws agape; these are gargoyles, who vomit out the runoff of the rain (above).
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • The gargoyle climbs the wobbling spire and the seat of government’s pants are on fire.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 May 2020
  • His only friends are the statues and gargoyles in the belfry, who come to life in his mind.
    — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • In one clearing, a gargoyle’s unspooled tongue made a children’s slide.
    — Henry Wismayer, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2018
  • The most famous gargoyle hunter was the art dealer Ivan Karp.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2017
  • Of course, the Vatican has needed new gargoyles for a while now.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 4 Aug. 2017
  • In the series, a nocturnal species known as gargoyles are stone during the day but come alive at night.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The new ink includes gargoyles, skeletons and archways across his rib case and stomach area.
    — Mitchell Peters, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
  • In French, the word for gargoyle—gargouille—has origins in the words for throat and gurgle.
    — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2020
  • The gargoyles had channels that directed water off the roof through the mouths of the sculptures.
    — Adam Fox, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Harvey was pressed right up against the fence now, the slats coming to his chin, only his head poking over, like a gargoyle.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • Even the cathedral’s famous gargoyles have suffered, their faces worn after centuries of wear and tear.
    — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2017
  • That year, more than 200 trick-or-treaters rapped their musical gargoyle door knocker.
    — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The story has been updated to correct that the gargoyles are made of terra cotta, not stone.
    — Dylan Lovan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Ours are in the garage along with gargoyles, space aliens, clown heads, fog machines, animatronics, flood lights.
    — Angela Hill, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2017
  • Rooms are filled with modern and antique furniture, while the bones of the building—stone walls, eaves, gargoyles—sing out.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Which royal gargoyle brought up concerns with Harry over the skin color of his unborn child?
    — Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2021
  • And the staircase, with its intricate carvings of flowers, gargoyles, and swans all across the balustrade, took my breath away.
    — Jalyn Robinson, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
  • One stands 4 feet tall and is dominated by a gargoyle-like face of a god with an open mouth, where offerings could be left.
    — Peter Saenger, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The sale included all the statues, gargoyles, and even arcade games on the property.
    — Megan Friedman, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2017
  • And the features of Notre Dame's famous gargoyles looked as worn away as the face of Voldemort.
    — Vivienne Walt / Paris, Time, 27 July 2017
  • There were laughing vipers, yapping gargoyles, salamanders fanning the fire with their breath, and monsters that sneezed in the smoke.
    — Ken Follett, Smithsonian, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Many of its snarling gargoyles are so corroded that they have been whisked out of sight, replaced by PVC pipes.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Farley said, recalling the gargoyle figurines at the two-story residence and the cast-iron doors.
    — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Another holds jugs of lobsters, eagles, gargoyles and owl jugs made in 1912.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Still alive in modern times, Frankenstein’s creature becomes caught in the middle, as gargoyles and demons wage war for the souls of mankind.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Docents show slides of the building’s whimsical and sometimes fierce stone gargoyles and grotesques, followed by an outdoor tour.
    — Washington Post, 14 July 2017

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