How to Use griffin in a Sentence

griffin

noun
  • Hart said the debate over the griffin missed the bigger picture.
    — Ryan J. Foley, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 13 May 2019
  • Only the sphinxes stand guard vainly over the rivers, which are leaving, and the lions and the griffins.
    — Eugene Ostashevsky, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2023
  • But no sooner have the guests arrived than someone tips a heavy stone griffin down upon the star witness.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Mythical creatures — griffins and sphinxes — cover the back.
    — Ryan Brennan april 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • There is plenty of snot in this book and plenty of things that smell bad, and the griffin, on first encounter, vomits all over Christopher.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Inside, skeletons of a lion, a boar, a griffin and a few other animals decorate the shelves.
    — Jane Perlez, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Enlarge / Painting of a gryphon, or griffin, a lion-raptor chimera from ancient folklore.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024
  • In many ways, the dragon, the griffin, and the unicorn were the three mythical darlings of medieval Europe.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Wise-eyed tigers, glowing phoenixes, talking kangaroos, and diamond griffins.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • By the Middle Ages, griffins were common figures in medieval iconography and in heraldry.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024
  • Mythical creatures — griffins and sphinxes — adorn the back, motifs that speak to the cultural exchanges flowing through the region.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The logo revives the griffin but places it with a bold, circular emblem that is unmistakably digital.
    — Sheri Lambert, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The latter are said to have informed the lore and appearance of the former, but a study suggests that there is no compelling connection between dinosaurs and griffins.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • This leaves Christopher alone with the griffin, which insists, via a considerable amount of squawking and biting, on returning to the hill.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • For every lion there’s a griffin — a lion’s body fused with an eagle’s head, wings and sometimes talons — and for every pelican, a fire-breathing dragon.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
  • Supporters of the griffin, including the Back the Blue group, framed its removal as an affront to officers.
    — Ryan J. Foley, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Acheloo, the oldest and most powerful water spirit in ancient Greece; and two griffins, creatures that sport the head of an eagle head and the body of a lion.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026
  • Born helpless, naked and unable to care for himself, Lore Sjöberg overcame these handicaps to become a boffin, a griffin and a muffin.
    — Loresjoberg, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2011
  • On a blind date, his descriptions of magical griffins and burning deserts sound humiliatingly immature.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • See the colossal stone troll, the mysterious Indrik and Japanese Baku, the tooth fairy, adorable unicorns and majestic griffins.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Yet as noted, geomyths like the griffin and Cyclopes arose from specific geographical regions that feature remains not found elsewhere.
    — Timothy John Burbery, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Bacteria had eaten away at the iron artifacts onboard, but wooden artifacts, including the masthead of a griffin-dog chimera holding a person’s head in its mouth, remained intact.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Plenty of other fascinating wild beasts—both real (tigers, antelopes, pelicans) and imaginary (griffins, dragons, bonnacons)—run rampant through the galleries.
    — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 15 June 2019
  • The brand story will be narrated by Philo, a griffin inspired by one of the symbols on Solomeo’s heraldic emblem which appears in the windows as a soft, white creature evoking cashmere fiber.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Historically, the griffin has served as a symbolic guardian of Umbrian culture and identity, and more broadly, of Italy itself.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The museum will keep the griffin logo and other elements that were part of the rebrand, according to an announcement from the museum Wednesday afternoon.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The motif showcases the stories of the family that previously lived at the palace — often reproducing animals such as eagles, lions, dogs, peacocks and griffins.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Sure, you’ll get pummeled by giant monsters, from griffins and ogres to lumbering cyclopses, but more than honing your combat skills, the game is all about internalizing its airtight logic and acting accordingly.
    — Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 June 2024
  • Historian Adrienne Mayor argues that the Asian dinosaur Proceratops may have inspired myths of the griffin.
    — Manuel Balce Ceneta, National Geographic, 21 Sep. 2020

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