hippogriff
noun
hip·po·griff
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Definition of hippogriff
: a legendary animal having the foreparts of a griffin and the body of a horse
Examples of hippogriff in a Sentence
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There are even flying machines, with all their attending complications; a few minutes into Sunday’s performance, when a hippogriff failed to appear on cue, tenor Zachary Wilder and soprano Emoke Baráth improvised to amuse the audience. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "With ‘Orlando generoso,’ a generous helping of baroque opera," 10 June 2019 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, "‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is a Marvel marvel," 4 July 2018 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, "JK Rowling Is Building Her Very Own Hagrid Hut," 17 Oct. 2014 Retinol is like the hippogriff of skin care. Respect it, and the world (of great skin) is your oyster. — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, "How Easing Into Retinol Led to My Best Skin Ever," 13 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hippogriff.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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