minatory
Example Sentences
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Vivian Fung’s “Birdsong” set the tone, moving from glassy impressionism to a diabolically twittering reel and slashing accents, a hike through a minatory forest.
From Washington Post
Since her father’s imprisonment, Minou handles the business, and she is in the shop when a mysterious envelope appears, addressed to her and bearing a terse, minatory message: “She knows that you live.”
From Washington Post
I have not looked at these in years, but I cannot forget their haunting strangeness, the unique quality of his writing to this day, a weird mix of classic English and minatory Japanese prose.
From The Guardian
Brexiters in the UK, imitating Tory tactics in London’s mayoral election, conjured up minatory visions of foreigners.
From The Guardian
The contest precipitates a flurry of events: literary, amatory, monetary and minatory.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
