bogeyman

Example Sentences

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Among liberal Democrats who rule California state government, the oil industry has replaced Big Tobacco as the No. 1 bogeyman.

From Los Angeles Times

The law allows Newsom to position himself as a cutting-edge leader who scored a win against a politically powerful industry that many progressives view as a bogeyman.

From Los Angeles Times

In unflattering media coverage, the bogeymen comparisons veer from the Grinch to the Hood, the bald-headed, bushy-eyebrowed baddie from 1960s puppet TV series.

From BBC

What a pathetic political life to lead; again, I once led such a life, enraptured by make-believe bogeymen, and can attest to its dehumanizing misery.

From Salon

The publishers touted their fears that blocking this merger might lead Paramount Global to sell Simon & Schuster to the financial bogeyman: private equity.

From Salon