boogeyman

Example Sentences

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The market is seeing a boogeyman that frankly doesn’t exist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Artificial intelligence could be the boogeyman that gnaws at market share.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Craig said the characters’ frequent misinterpretations took on the role of the “monster,” since this is a horror movie without a true boogeyman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

With Moses as boogeyman, we are spared the more challenging question: Why did his worst decisions seem like such great ideas to so many people in the first place?

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024

“There were?” says Garrett, wide-eyed, like someone just proved to him that the boogeyman was real.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman