menace

In adapting the premise for TV, series creator Nick Antosca dilutes the movies’ naked menace by pouring reasonable doubt into both Max’s profile and that of the Bowdens, the married lawyers behind his downfall.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Popular culture has often portrayed the species as a dangerous menace, contributing to a reputation that many scientists argue is exaggerated.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Sutton added: "He was sharp off the left, drifting inside to play quick, incisive passes. He was creative and cunning. He looked unburdened. He was a real menace with Jamal Musiala."

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

New York police recently used bulldozers to crush more than 200 seized dirt bikes and scooters, calling them a menace to public safety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

There was menace in their hate and fear, and when Lazlo saw it, the feeling inside him was like the blast of fire rising up a dragon's throat.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

These might be helpful, anodyne retail chatbots; they also might be utter menaces like Google Docs’ Gemini pop-up.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

EU officials said that as part of the efforts they want to step up the mandatory registration of drones across the bloc to be able to better keep track of potential menaces.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

But when a twister menaces their city, and Dad calls the boys while on the air, that goes viral and there’s actually a moral to the story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

Given the twin menaces of global warming and pandemic threats, “the reality, now, is that human civilization is in actual grave danger.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

I laughed in my sleeve at his menaces.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Sporting what they regard as a face “the color of boiled turnips,” he is first discovered sitting on a steamer trunk in the hall, ripe to be menaced by the family’s dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Even when the whole family is menaced, as in “Poltergeist,” the evil entities have a special yearning to possess little blonde girls.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025

Just when I thought things were losing steam, someone got menaced in an actual steam room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025

But while Russian ships menaced off the Ukrainian coast, the small ports in the Danube river on the Romanian border kept working, offering a small but vital lifeline.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

It was not merely a question of losing Central Africa; for the first time in the whole war, the territory of Oceania itself was menaced.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Whether he was playing steely but likeable heroes or a chillingly menacing villains, Neill was one of the most versatile stars in the film industry and always commanded attention on screen.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The shrews must also dodge the menacing cat, Terrification, as well as the bumbling Inspector Dalgliesh, a dog who finds his name a constant source of exasperation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

“War of the Worlds” turned them back into the menacing aggressors of 1950s sci-fi films like “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” and “Invaders From Mars.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

And so Sam it was, but an eagle that was more comical than menacing, so as not to scare the kiddies and customers — a happy raptor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

The quiet glade, the sun on the alders, seemed suddenly menacing.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander