bogeyman

Example Sentences

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He embraced the role of migra bogeyman like a tween boy scarfing down a bowl of Warheads, always promising more deportations, more chaos, more more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Opponents of Proposition 50 have their own bogeyman.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

“Uber is no longer the bogeyman it was,” said McNamara.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, says: "The government has taken on the planning bogeyman to unlock growth and get us building. That's why the UK is now Iberdrola's biggest investment destination globally."

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

Two carefully watches the bushes along the sidewalk for a lurking bogeyman or worse.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson