menace
Example Sentences
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The sculpture’s curved, draping form looks both stiff and pliable, cartoonish and menacing.
The setup of the scenario and characters feels rushed and thin when placed against the surging emotion of the arias and the impending menace of the weather.
Meanwhile, the Israelites face threats from the rival army of Philistines and the menacing scavenger tribe of Amalekites.
The book’s most edifying compilations recount the Soviet people’s unconquerable yearning to live, create and love freely, despite the daily menaces of a police state and deafening propaganda.
To hint at “Sinners’” sinister supernatural element, the designers did add tiny but menacing figures in the background.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
