How do you use Gorgon in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Gorgon meaning
- A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
- An intimidating, ugly, or disgusting woman; anything hideous or horrid.
Synonyms of Gorgon
Using Gorgon
- The main meaning on this page is: A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale | An intimidating, ugly, or disgusting woman; anything hideous or horrid.
- Useful related words include: mythical monster, mythical creature.
- In the example corpus, gorgon often appears in combinations such as: the gorgon, gorgon and, three gorgon.
Context around Gorgon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gorgon
- In this selection, "gorgon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bar, meth, facility, sisters, chimaera and makeup stand out and add context to how "gorgon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the three gorgon sisters who and 4 the gorgon s mythic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gorgon" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gorgon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Medusa was one of the three Gorgon sisters who Perseus defeated. (11 words)
Print. *Wilk, Stephen R. Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon. (11 words)
Bradley contributed to several other fanzines, including The Gorgon and The Nekromantikon. (12 words)
The thing is, now that Charles and Magneto are on the same page as people like Apocalypse and the Gorgon (who is used excellently in this issue), it looks like they might beat the humans at their (our) own game. (40 words)
Also at CR 10/MR 4, the gorgon’s mythic iteration is immune versus charm and fear effects, ignores hardness with trample, and they may use mythic power when hit to attempt a sunder maneuver versus the weapons striking them. (40 words)
Like Medusa the Gorgon, they are a hydra-headed monster comprising of confused, ignorant and frustrated souls with very low self-esteem, a maniacal sense of entitlement, insufferable arrogance and a desperate and psychotic lust for power. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Like Medusa the Gorgon, they are a hydra-headed monster comprising of confused, ignorant and frustrated souls with very low self-esteem, a maniacal sense of entitlement, insufferable arrogance and a desperate and psychotic lust for power.
The diverse team comprises a werewolf, a vampire, Frankenstein’s monster, and a gorgon.
After breaking the first HP bar, Gorgon will gain a buff that ensures her spammable stun skill will land normally.
If you must, maybe use a more mythical creature, like a meth-Gorgon from the Upside Down.
The thing is, now that Charles and Magneto are on the same page as people like Apocalypse and the Gorgon (who is used excellently in this issue), it looks like they might beat the humans at their (our) own game.
Its liquefied natural gas facility, Gorgon in WA, promised to reduce its emissions through carbon capture and storage when it started operations in 2016.
Like the Gorgon of legend, the Medusa merger also has its own eye.
Also at CR 10/MR 4, the gorgon’s mythic iteration is immune versus charm and fear effects, ignores hardness with trample, and they may use mythic power when hit to attempt a sunder maneuver versus the weapons striking them.
Under the extension, WorleyParsons will provide brownfield engineering services to support the onshore and offshore Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG assets and the Barrow and Thevenard Islands oil assets in Western Australia.
Bradley contributed to several other fanzines, including The Gorgon and The Nekromantikon.
Bullfinch (2000) p. 85. Medusa was one of the three Gorgon sisters who Perseus defeated.
By George Dekle Sr. * 2000 A.D. : Played on a 10×10 board, features pieces Empress, Capricorn, Gorgon, Chimaera, Dragon, Mimotaur, Unicorn, and Fury.
He also mentions the similarity of the image of Perseus killing the Gorgon and the tauroctony, both figures being associated with underground caverns and both having connections to Persia as further evidence.
Her face, with its glamour-gorgon makeup, softens, as Madame Armfeldt seems to melt into memory itself, and the wan stage light briefly appears to borrow radiance from her.
In another version, when Perseus beheaded Medusa, they were born of the Earth, fed by the Gorgon's blood.
In the earliest myths, there is only one Gorgon, but there are two snakes that form a belt around her waist.
It also had a crystal shield with the head of the Gorgon on it.
Medusa was one of the three Gorgon sisters who Perseus defeated.
Print. *Wilk, Stephen R. Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon.
The blue wildebeest was at first placed under a separate genus, Gorgon, citation while the black wildebeest belonged to the genus Connochaetes.
Common combinations with gorgon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: