menace
Example Sentences
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His naiveté begins to feel contrived, a way to preserve a hazy aura of romance and menace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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's some menace, there's this animal component in Max Cady that has always been there, that is so physical," Bardem told journalists ahead of the June 5 series' release on Apple TV.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“Gadd’s toxic menace in ‘Half Men,’ a world removed from his ‘Baby Reindeer’ breakthrough, could propel him back to the winner’s circle,” says Matt Roush.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Those who dared to follow that road came soon to the black Dimholt under Dwimorberg, and the menace of the pillar of stone, and the yawning shadow of the forbidden door.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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