Examples of dragon in a Sentence
Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2024
He is famously affiliated with the fable of protecting himself with the sign of the cross to slay a dragon and rescue a princess, according to the Golden Legend, circa 1275.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
There are no gargoyles on this steeple, but there are grotesques, in this case wyverns that look like fire-breathing dragons with scorpion tails.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
The spire, which is shaped as the tail of four dragons twirled together, was under renovation when the fire broke out, at 7:30 a.m.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Conversely, the dragons were designed to look more angular to match the product.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
In fact, the Lesser Sunda archipelago is home to the Komodo National Park and is inhabited by a population of around 5,700 Komodo dragons.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
This strategy may help the dragons (an endangered species with little more than 1,000 adults in the wild) to replenish their numbers during hard times.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Residents of The Forum at Rancho San Antonio spent four months making a 12-foot-long dragon from old bubble wrap, grocery bags, pillowcases and toilet paper rolls.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Dragon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dragon. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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Middle English dragon "dragon," from early French dragun (same meaning), from Latin dracon-, draco "serpent, dragon," from Greek drakōn "serpent" — related to rankle
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