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NOUN
- (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait
How To Use Scylla In A Sentence
- There's a Scylla and a Charybdis in interchurch discussions, as in so many other kinds of discussions. Archive 2007-02-01
- The student must be left to steer his own course between this Scylla and Charybdis.
- Being a son of the wilderness, Owen Dugdale had probably never heard of the kindred terrors that used to lie in wait for the bold mariners of ancient Greece -- the rock and the whirlpool known as Scylla and Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan
- The Argo slipped through Scylla and Charybdis, guarded by nymphs.
- His office has been _attorned_ to me by _Saving Scylla_, who would doubtless see his _protracted devotion_ rewarded with that _freedom_ from _concerns_ which is the _perfumed ointment_ of _superannuity_. Exodus From The Long Sun
- The megalopa of S. serrata has dactyl lower margin on the fifth abdominal segment which is different from three other Scylla species.
- He asks Gretchen to help him find a new buyer for Scylla.
- Though Scylla is bent, harsh, and angry, the source of her rage is not vindictive.
- It was called Scylla and it was located walking distance from my house in a converted Bucktown cottage. "Top Chef" Sizzles in Chicago for Season Four
- This example demonstrates the two main dangers, the Scylla and Charybdis . Between which we must steer to gain innovations for art.
