threateningly
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Sharp pieces of slate jut out threateningly against the wall of the house, which Ross described as being "like dragon's teeth".
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Only 5’ 8”, Robinson can appear threateningly huge.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
Three of the assemblages incorporate electric warmers of various kinds, including one that dangles threateningly over four beeswax tongues that, according to the piece’s title, have “very little to say.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022
Perhaps they are sinister creatures, looming threateningly in front of a dubious Eden.
From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021
Sally narrowed her eyes threateningly at Zane, but she scurried off just the same.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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