1
: a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings : monster
2
: a dreaded person or object
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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People fell for the grumpy yet loveable ogre Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers, and his wisecracking companion Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy.
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Jane Lacroix, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The question is: What does method dressing as a swamp-living green ogre look like?
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Twenty-five years after a stinky, burly green ogre first debuted on the big screen, he will be joined by his teenage daughter, voiced by none other than Zendaya.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The first film from directors Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson released in 2001 and followed the titular ogre whose life of blissful solitude is interrupted by an invasion of fairy tale creatures, who were recently banished from the kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow).
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jane Lacroix, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The question is: What does method dressing as a swamp-living green ogre look like?
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Twenty-five years after a stinky, burly green ogre first debuted on the big screen, he will be joined by his teenage daughter, voiced by none other than Zendaya.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The first film from directors Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson released in 2001 and followed the titular ogre whose life of blissful solitude is interrupted by an invasion of fairy tale creatures, who were recently banished from the kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow).
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ogre
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ogre. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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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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