sphinx|sphinges|sphinxes in English
noun
[sfɪŋks]
winged creature with the body of a lion and the face of a woman (Greek Mythology); creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man (Egyptian Mythology); enigma
Use "sphinx|sphinges|sphinxes" in a sentence
1. Not all human-headed animals of antiquity are sphinxes.
2. Buttonbush is an important adult food source for two sphinx moths found in our area: Titan sphinx moth (Aellopos titan) and hydrangea sphinx moth (Darapsa versicolor)
3. It suited him to play the sphinx.
4. Favorite Add to Adorned Sphinx cat OrigamiPitbull
5. I've always found her rather sphinx - like.
6. Were you there when the Pharaohs commissioned the Sphinx?
7. The Sphinx could keep his secret, we decided.
8. I heard the Sphinx, but I did not understand.
9. We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx.
10. The Majestically - holding Sphinx : A View on " My Ah Q "
11. It's as vexing as the riddle of the Sphinx.
12. But this is a purebred, show-quaIity sphinx cat.
13. Or a monstrous mysterious sphinx, aloof from all that lives.
14. He sat silently with a sphinx-like smile on his face.
15. The caterpillars of Sphinx eremitus (Hermit Sphinx) feed on the foliage of this and other Bugleweeds (as well as other members of the Mint family)
16. By the sphinx, you will reach seventh heaven, Sir Robert!
17. Atop Athena's helmet, between winged griffins, crouched an inscrutable sphinx.
18. Sphinx canadensis, the Canadian sphinx, is a member of the family Sphingidae that is found the northeastern United States and as north as Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
19. — One of the commonest Braconids is parasitic on the tomato sphinx
20. Sometimes improvements were made -- even the Sphinx got a nose job.
21. A wise tabby, a blinking sphinx, watched from her warm sill.
22. Oedipus came to Thebes and solved the riddle of the Sphinx. Sentencedict.com
23. Nine hundred sphinxes with ram heads, representing Amon, were built in Thebes, where his cult was strongest.
24. That we should finally learn from this Sphinx to ask questions , too?
25. The Sphinx, Aloof from such matters of little consequence, waits patiently beyond the pool