How to Use Minotaur in a Sentence

Minotaur

noun
  • On the left is the Minotaur Room, its cavernous mouth the focal point.
    Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
  • The book will be published in spring 2026 from Minotaur Books.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The Greek myths alone — the Minotaur, who was the child of an unholy union between a woman and a bull.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • Cristian Mungiu Grand Prix Minotaur, dir.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
  • Minotaur, co-written with Semen Liashenko, has been shrouded in mystery, though.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • But the story of the Minotaur is mostly one of a scary monster in a maze slain by Theseus, a handsome hero.
    John Wiswell, People.com, 3 July 2025
  • Percy, enraged, slays the Minotaur, but passes out after the battle.
    EW.com, 22 July 2025
  • Minotaur, Fatherland and All of a Sudden all won awards at Cannes.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Finlay Donovan Plays with Fire will hit shelves through Minotaur Books.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • This is essentially the spirit of Minotaur.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • Ariadne is the sister of the Minotaur, a half-human, half-bull creature that Theseus is ordered to slay.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The story also has ties to Greek mythology with Theseus and the Minotaur.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Veja Minotaur Leather Sneaker Gilt saved its best discount for these high-top sneakers.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2025
  • An exclusive clip from Minotaur that THR can now premiere takes us to their breakfast table.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • Once upon a time, the legend goes, Theseus slew the Minotaur and sailed triumphantly home to Athens on a wooden ship.
    Amy X. Wang Grant Cornett, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • The Minotaur is 6-4-2 with the season coming down the stretch, hoping to land a 3A playoff berth.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The site is not open to the public, but Knossos, the ancient palace previously believed to be the site of the Minotaur’s labyrinth, is.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The Minotaur, a ferocious creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man, was trapped in a maze built by the Greek architect Daedalus.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The gigantic half woman/half arachnid Spider Minotaur in the finale looks awesome and remains the star of the show.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Watch the exclusive clip from Andrey Zvyagintsev‘s Minotaur below.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • Electron did to the Minotaur market what the Falcon 9 did to the Atlas V market.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Minotaur premieres May 19 at the Cannes Film Festival.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • What of Daedalus, the architect who created the awful labyrinth imprisoning both the Minotaur and his victims?
    Natalie Zutter september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In Greek mythology, the Minotaur — with the head of a bull and body of a man — was imprisoned at the center of a labyrinth in Crete and ate anyone who couldn’t find their way out.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The new American Minotaur’s appetite kept the gleaming German factories busy.
    Yanis Varoufakis, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Minotaur, with its veiled criticism of Putin and Zvyagintsev’s status in exile, is in similar terrain to Panahi’s film.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • There are so many stories from Greek mythology that have become ubiquitous, like Medusa, or the Minotaur – and there are stories that are a little bit lesser known.
    Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Minotaur, 304 pages, $28 The subgenre of culinary mysteries has undergone a sea change in the past 16 years.
    Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • Minotaur is a loose adaptation of Claude Chabrol’s 1969 film The Unfaithful Wife.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • In its details, atmosphere and moral force, however, Minotaur is unmistakably Russian.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 May 2026

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