How to Use dragon in a Sentence

dragon

noun
  • Toasting the year of the dragon, Kim and Garcia rose to share a few kind words with the room.
    Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The writers have done their jobs; the rest is in the hands of the directors, cast and crew… and of course the dragons.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 May 2023
  • This is not the first time a Disney dragon has caught fire.
    Natasha Chen, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The dragons and Vikings are taking to the skies once again, this time in live action.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023
  • For instance, how many times has the dragon made off with their kids and they just . . .
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • So, in that sense as well, the dragon was a key point of the choreography.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
  • And there are two cute designs to choose from, owl or dragon.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But as there are no dragons here, that would make for a very boring show.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Over the course of the application and firing of layers, the details of the dragon take shape.
    Carol Besler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Spectators can watch the dragon boat races free of charge from Lake Shore Park.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
  • The show has been on hiatus since April, when the fire-breathing dragon burst into flames.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • This dragon comes with a teal body, silver wings, and purple horns.
    Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The gnarled branches of a 1,600-year-old juniper tree form a fire-breathing dragon.
    Hikari Hida, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Elodie’s fight against the dragon has a strong whiff of Things’ otherworldly hells.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Like the Aztecs, the ancient Chinese thought that solar eclipses happened when a dragon attacked and ate the sun.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Kar is a dragon character Langford came up with and likes to draw.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The medieval ramparts ripple over the hill like the tail of a mighty dragon, and the panorama swings around from the sparkling sea and port to the sunbaked city and mountains.
    Lisa Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The dragon kings have already been killed off a century ago.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And there are monsters, starting with a dragon that pops up for no good reason.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Unfinished dragon head props piled on the ground in Huozhuang, Henan province.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
  • To bearded dragons, crickets and roaches are a treat, like ice cream, Dr. Paz said.
    Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 9 June 2023
  • Each layer is fired in a kiln timed to the nearest second with the details of the dragon taking shape with each firing.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
  • In the first year in my current house my neighbor, Nancy, gifted me some dragon tongue bean seeds.
    Tamara Yakaboski, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Creature cards The fantasy creatures in MTG range from dragons to fairies and so much more.
    Bailey Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • The mission even concludes with Bo bringing back the three dragon babies, in the hopes of perhaps training them to be foundlings as well.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
  • My favorite Rose Festival event is the dragon boat race!
    oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Guardian of the East and the sunrise, the dragon is wise yet unpredictable, symbolizing the forces of chaos and cosmic order.
    Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
  • On the left, the images of fierce creatures — a dragon and a wolf — are tattooed above the infinity symbol.
    Freep.com, 4 June 2023
  • Next, a silken yellow dragon carried by nine young men holding poles wrapped in ribbon wove its way down the route.
    Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2023
  • When another pair of dragons appear, Vic flicks his wrists two more times.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023

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