1
: a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings : monster
2
: a dreaded person or object
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Examples of ogre in a Sentence
The book portrays their father as an ogre who mistreated them.
a horror movie filled with ogres and demons of every description
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Now, inflation is the ogre under the bridge and shoppers are not so quick to pull the trigger.
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Greg Petro, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In that interview, Murphy let slip that his character Donkey, the trusty sidekick of Myers’ ogre Shrek, also will be getting his own spinoff movie.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
But his story about the lovably crass ogre has lead to three sequels — with another on the way — and two spinoff films focused on recurring character, Puss in Boots.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
The original film, released in 2001, follows Shrek the reclusive ogre, whose swamp becomes overrun by fairy tale creatures cast out by Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow), who must marry a princess to become king.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
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Greg Petro, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In that interview, Murphy let slip that his character Donkey, the trusty sidekick of Myers’ ogre Shrek, also will be getting his own spinoff movie.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
But his story about the lovably crass ogre has lead to three sequels — with another on the way — and two spinoff films focused on recurring character, Puss in Boots.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
The original film, released in 2001, follows Shrek the reclusive ogre, whose swamp becomes overrun by fairy tale creatures cast out by Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow), who must marry a princess to become king.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ogre. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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ogre
noun1
: an ugly giant of fairy tales and folklore that eats people
2
: a dreaded person or object
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