The old building had an intricately carved gargoyle on its corner. From LearnThat.org.
She had learned that the word gargoyle, from the French, was related to gargouille, which meant “gullet.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet Prince] Reference
I'm not entirely sure this is a gargoyle from the French: to gargle as, to be one, it has to have a water spout in its mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Roses are Blooming in Picardie] Reference
Behind the gargoyle was a door, presumably leading into the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [Myth Conceptions]
The gargoyle was a born storyteller, and he'd rarely had as appreciative an audience as Hosea. From Wordnik.com. [Spirits White As Lightning]
Also, XUP informs me that the gargoyle is a candle holder as well; I always wondered what that hole was for. From Wordnik.com. [Careful what you wish for « XUP] Reference
With a few strokes of my mental paintbrush, I altered Gus's features until the gargoyle was the mirror image of myself. From Wordnik.com. [Myth Conceptions]
The gargoyle is mine, and not old. From Wordnik.com. [Dharma, Electricity, and Silence] Reference
First of all, it is necessary to understand what is meant by "gargoyle". From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
George's face went through several gargoyle gyrations. From Wordnik.com. [Disordered Minds]
His face is rough-hewn, almost grotesque like a gargoyle. From Wordnik.com. [A Student in Arms Second Series] Reference
I love the DVD cover that has his gargoyle head in profile. From Wordnik.com. [We Are Not Joaquin Phoenix] Reference
The gargoyle was about his own height, but it was mostly face. From Wordnik.com. [The Source of Magic]
The gargoyle-faced dwarf at the gate will show you where it is. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference
I was hard to handle; they had to bring in a gargoyle to tutor me. From Wordnik.com. [Stork Naked]
Sir Robert Borden on such occasions was a mere interested gargoyle. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
When the gargoyle came to life, he was lost for a moment as to what to do. From Wordnik.com. [Argoyle] Reference
"How do we know Maggie's a woodland gargoyle and not from some other land?". From Wordnik.com. [Changeling]
The gargoyle was more massive than he; it might shove him right off the roof. From Wordnik.com. [The Source of Magic]
The gargoyle, assigned to water-spouting duty, would be unlikely to chase him. From Wordnik.com. [The Source of Magic]
FARRAKHAN: You can try to put a pretty face on a gargoyle, but it is what it is. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2007] Reference
A gargoyle, eyes bulging over its spillway of an open mouth, glared down at her. From Wordnik.com. [Shiver]
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Carved limestone gargoyle, one of the pair off a big building. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2001] Reference
He came out of the alley into the lane and his face was open-mouthed like a gargoyle. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Dolphin]
Camille crowded in, and after a moment, Iris had to wrestle the gargoyle away from us. From Wordnik.com. [Changeling]
'I'll put him through a door and then hide the door,' is what the gargoyle heard him say. From Wordnik.com. [calling on dragons]
The house squatted on the corner like some grotesque gargoyle, watching all the passers-by. From Wordnik.com. [The old man in the window is probably scarier than he looks.] Reference
   "They've gone to the beach with Kazul," the gargoyle said in tones of disgust. From Wordnik.com. [calling on dragons]
   "Yes, the gargoyle said something about wizards," the man said, coming forward. From Wordnik.com. [calling on dragons]
One grinning gargoyle looked in from beneath the roof through an opening in a stained window. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861] Reference
That old gargoyle had insulted him, had insulted the house of Gobignon, had insulted King Louis. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Like some horrendous, watchful gargoyle, the Nipe crouched motionlessly on the shadowed roof of the low building. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
Shapes include Joaquin Phoenix's bearded head, his gargoyle head pose forWe Own the Night, and a pair of grazing yaks. From Wordnik.com. [We Are Not Joaquin Phoenix: We Are Not Searching for Spock] Reference
Barter, suddenly looking up at him, saw him smiling like a gargoyle, with a look of infinitely relishing cruelty and cunning. From Wordnik.com. [Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference
It was as if a micro-storm had swept the meagre garden and just for kicks, frisked away the gargoyle, thought the care-takers. From Wordnik.com. [Argoyle] Reference
Those eyes -- red-pitted eyes in a gargoyle head following his every movement -- perhaps those were the only vulnerable points. From Wordnik.com. [Storm Over Warlock] Reference
Once I visited the campus at Sewanee -- the most beautiful, according to Princeton Review -- and people kept mistaking me for a gargoyle. From Wordnik.com. [Reviewing the Princeton Review college rankings] Reference
The frank admission of the value of his own friendship was plainly legible in that gargoyle smile, and the unhappy Barter read it clearly. From Wordnik.com. [Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference
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