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
In Tucson the few two-story buildings swayed threateningly, clocks were stopped and entire mountain sides in the Catalinas gave way with great clouds of dust visible for days afterward.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
His mother sprang forward, the pancake turner held threateningly high.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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