sphinx
noun
(in ancient Egypt)
sphinxes
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pluralof sphinx.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Visitors can trade $5 for a small black sphinx, a replica of sculptor Lee Lawrie’s Belgian black marble and bronze sphinxes that flank the north staircase on the library’s second floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
In it are depicted small sphinxes, cult items and an altar, all items recovered from the ruins of Antirhodos and depicting a scene that likely would have taken place in the temple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
The faces of the sphinxes are all portraits of members of her family: her mother, Glenda, her cousin Aujane, her brother Dominic, her life partner, Monique McWilliams.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
Its five long chapters — each written by a different scholar — cover unicorns, dragons, griffins, sphinxes and half-human creatures.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
“The sphinxes will know we landed. It’s best not to keep them waiting. An impatient sphinx is a dangerous thing.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
