menacingly
Example Sentences
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Police in riot gear stood menacingly in front of the hotel, then eventually dispersed the protest by force around 10 p.m.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026
One day in December, Nat notices gulls, crows, starlings and wrens massing menacingly overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
"It continued to circle around menacingly, however, until I was clear of the area. It was magnificent and yet unnerving."
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
One, 3800-meter-high Mount Erebus, seethes menacingly just 40 kilometers from McMurdo Station, Antarctica’s biggest research base.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
Then he glanced over his shoulder at the dark storm clouds that hung menacingly on the opposite horizon.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
