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

North Macedonia are the new leaders with eight points from four games, Wales are second with seven from four, while Belgium lurk menacingly with four points from two.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

The long, sharp quills running along its back stood straight up and it expanded its shoulders menacingly.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall