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- noun Plural form of
ogre .
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Examples
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If the film's "any indication, what kids these days want from their stinky green ogres is a lot of Gen X parenting anxiety and career agitas mixed in with plenty of winky elbow-nudging about celebrity lifestyles."
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This is the first fairy tale I have ever seen where the ogres are the good guys.
"Obamans think the smartest veep pick for Senator McCain would be ... MIKE HUCKABEE." Ann Althouse 2008
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The ogres were a black mass, moving like sludge along the road that ran alongside what the Knight had termed the Dead Land, the gray zone of death that marked the edge of the shield, the border of Silvanesti.
Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000
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The elves thought of themselves as the embodÂiment of "good," while the ogres were the epitome of "evil."
Dragons Of Summer Flame Weis, Margaret 1995
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You'll also see some familiar monstrous creatures, such as ogres, gnolls, centaurs, satyrs, murlocs, wildkin, and others, that are inspired by the hostile creeps of Warcraft III.
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High Court judge warns parents not to describe ex-partners as 'ogres' Couples who live together before marriage more likely to get divorced
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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I didn't notice all those old guys hooking up with child brides being labelled "ogres" during the preceding centuries, though it's no surprise to find that acceptable behaviour in men is considered unpalatable in the "fairer" sex.
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I didn't notice all those old guys hooking up with child brides being labelled "ogres" during the preceding centuries, though it's no surprise to find that acceptable behaviour in men is considered unpalatable in the "fairer" sex.
Life and style | guardian.co.uk Mariella Frostrup 2010
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Of course, ghosts and medieval dragons and monks protecting virgins from ogres cannot exist here.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 3 Richard Bangs 2011
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Of course, ghosts and medieval dragons and monks protecting virgins from ogres cannot exist here.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 3 Richard Bangs 2011
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