Sentence examples for studies of the basilisk from inspiring English sources

He was known for his studies of the basilisk (or Jesus Christ) lizard, which can walk on water.

The violence could well be upsetting, and so could the mere appearance of the basilisk, spiders and assorted creepy-crawlies.

Indeed Lawler believes he has found an explanation for the legend of the basilisk, a terrifying serpent said to hatch from an egg laid by a cockerel.

Or perhaps Mr. Obama is hoping that the American people might actually believe he was somehow unaware of the Basilisk Project altogether.

The animal is thrown into the hole of the basilisk, which is easily known from the soil around it being infected.

We'd just uncovered the statue of the basilisk and a five-foot gold-plated scepter topped with the head of a snake and a priceless jewel -- the fabled "Eye of Medusa".

Today, all kinds of critics quake in the basilisk stare of wealth, whose snap judgments outrace anybody's thoughts.

"Perhaps our president hopes to escape the moral implications of having allowed the Basilisk Project to operate under his nose, believing that his hands are clean.

The basilisk eye of the camera has withered the pride of handworked mediums.

On that Mediterranean island, and exposed to the basilisk eye of Riding, he developed his quixotic mythical notions of the white goddess, the muse, dominating, inspirational, and - taken too far - deadly.

There was always an undercurrent of fun – whether it was a mock-serious paper on the evolution of the mythical basilisk (with extensive quotes in Latin) or a meticulously prepared entry for the annual most boring lecturer competition.