menace

He’s a menace on stage in the best way possible, almost defying an audience to like him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Thousands of people have been evacuated on the Greek island of Crete as wildfires fanned by strong winds menace tourist resorts and villages.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Intrigued by the vague mixture of menace and nostalgia that the image evoked, internet users began sharing stories and speculating that the Backrooms is a hidden dimension into which people might accidentally find themselves.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

She knew that the Cornwall and Orkney faction had always been the menace to her husband's hopes—and Gawaine was now the head of the dan.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

When these run out of legitimate purpose, they become actual menaces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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

It is a disgrace, he says, that the energy firms can send out "menaces" like that over a problem of their making.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025

Judging from critical success in their careers, the Chrises have all played an array of roles — from lovable goofballs to cold-hearted menaces — and starred in box office hits and box office flops.

From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2022

Holding kids deemed menaces to society in a place that would be completely normal if not for the twelve-foot barbed-wire-topped fences seems like someone’s bad idea of a joke.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

Hawaii was menaced by Hurricane Fausto last month, before the storm weakened and skirted north of the island chain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Trade barriers to Chinese goods are rising, and its own economy is menaced by deflation, the outgrowth of its rampant production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

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

In the war’s heady early months, after Russian forces menaced Kyiv but then were forced to pull back, people flocked to the square to take selfies, and children played tag between the hulking wrecks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

The safety of the keepers is constantly menaced.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

“The Whisper Man” leans heavily on the twists and turns of its propulsive and menacing plot, which occasionally creaks like stairs to that creepy basement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The same grin can look menacing or jovial, depending on how Thatcher contorts the rest of her features.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

In this sense, the Backrooms reveal how digital culture is beginning to reshape experiences traditionally associated with tourism, allowing for the mundane to become menacing.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

Clouds like mountains towered high above their heads on all sides, mysterious, menacing, overwhelming.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl