sphinxes
- plural of sphinx.
Example Sentences
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There are eight Hathoric columns and eight sphinxes in “sister dreamer” that honor local heroes, community workers and Halsey’s friends and family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 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
There were pompous society dowagers with melting faces, young beauties with speckled dresses, unexpected sphinxes and nature spirits.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
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 Prime Minister had hoped beyond hope that dragons and sphinxes would be the worst of it, but no.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
