How to Use hippogriff in a Sentence

hippogriff

noun
  • Retinol is like the hippogriff of skin care. Respect it, and the world (of great skin) is your oyster.
    Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 2018-03-13
  • But Rowling's intentions are surely much different than Hagrid's, who lived and entertained guests (and injured hippogriffs) in his little hut.
    Jamie Wiebe, House Beautiful, 2014-10-17
  • But the resulting cinematic hippogriff is still extremely enjoyable because: a) people, cars, and things get eensy-weensy or ginormous in the middle of hectic yet balletic action sequences; and b) Paul Rudd.
    Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, 2018-07-04

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