Grendel
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"An overpriced Dubai skyscraper" was among the many critical comments on social media, while lawmaker Gabor Grendel of the opposition Slovensko party called it "the most expensive corn in the world".
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the first, Grendel emerges from the wilderness “With absolute prophecy in his breast/And a desire for mercy, for a friend, an end/To drifting in loneliness.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
The largest collection of his works are housed at the Norman Rockwell Museum and its grounds including climbing acrobats and a massive stone carving named Grendel.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2020
I never knew the guy’s first name, so I just call him Grendel.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2015
The creature Grendel dragged himself toward hall Heorot.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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