Examples of dragon in a Sentence
Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
And in Chinese mythology, the eclipse has often been depicted as a dragon devouring the sun.
—Elissaveta M. Brandon, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
One plate also depicts St. George fending off a dragon in order to rescue a princess.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 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
Tortoises, Komodo dragons, and other forms of reptiles, which already may be lying largely unmoving in the sun, grow more stationary still.
—TIME, 25 Mar. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments Still others have seen faces morph into dragons or fish heads, or ears pop out of the top of people’s heads.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Past creations include the Tambour Opera Automaton, with a traditional Chinese opera mask and a moving dragon’s head, and the Tambour Carpe Diem, a memento mori piece featuring a skull and a serpent.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
Not Star Wars–, Harry Potter–, or Barbie-themed but the rarest cacti and succulents, cycads with Jurassic bloodlines, towering prehistoric fern trees, dragon trees, bromeliads among Spanish moss, and so much more.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Dragon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dragon. Accessed 19 Apr. 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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