bogeyman

Example Sentences

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But underlying that battle is a referendum on California itself and the unique place it holds in the national psyche, a state that is at once a liberal beacon and conservative bogeyman.

From Los Angeles Times

Among liberal Democrats who rule California state government, the oil industry has replaced Big Tobacco as the No. 1 bogeyman.

From Los Angeles Times

The law allows Newsom to position himself as a cutting-edge leader who scored a win against a politically powerful industry that many progressives view as a bogeyman.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course, this is the type of critical thinking and inquiry that the Republicans are trying to outlaw with their Orwellian attacks on the "critical race theory" bogeyman.

From Salon

There is no "there there" with the "critical race theory" bogeyman.

From Salon