menacing
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Prosecutor Peter Joyce KC told the trial the atmosphere in The Crown Inn had been "menacing, threatening, argumentative and disputing" because of Gothard's behaviour.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Donors respond to big claims and menacing specters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
And Moss-Bachrach brings a menacing edge of dissociated weirdness to Sal, the character John Cazale played as a neighborhood space alien.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Joyce said the atmosphere in the Crown Inn on the evening of 21 December was "menacing, threatening, argumentative and disputing" because of Gothard's behaviour.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Matilda and Lavender glanced round and saw the gigantic figure of Miss Trunchbull advancing through the crowd of boys and girls with menacing strides.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing menacing
The Diary of Anne Frank
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A Christmas Carol
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