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
"I wasn't satisfied with just imagining this evil boogeyman who had done a horrible thing to me," she explained.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 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
The boogeyman has disappeared, but that doesn’t stop the pain.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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