menacing
Example Sentences
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In this menacing climate anything approaching a free vote is unimaginable.
From BBC
The sculpture’s curved, draping form looks both stiff and pliable, cartoonish and menacing.
Meanwhile, the Israelites face threats from the rival army of Philistines and the menacing scavenger tribe of Amalekites.
To hint at “Sinners’” sinister supernatural element, the designers did add tiny but menacing figures in the background.
From Los Angeles Times
It was funny, menacing, outrageous and meaningfully serious.
From Los Angeles Times
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