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

Townsend and his players are the only ones who can answer that, continuing on Saturday with the arrival of the bogeyman and his beleaguered army.

From BBC

But the prominence of those abduction and attack fears so high on the list makes it clear how powerful our dread of the faceless bogeyman remains.

From Salon

“And when they don’t have a bogeyman to fend off, it is the wellspring of all their intrigues and infighting.”

From Los Angeles Times