bogeyman

Example Sentences

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This particular European bogeyman dates back to 2014, when the U.S. and the European Union were negotiating a trans-Atlantic trade agreement.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Consider buddleboy, bogeyman, bumboat man, flirter, higgler, pugger, muffleman, quarrel picker, spittle-maker, whiff-maker and willy man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Opponents of Proposition 50 have their own bogeyman.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The Dodgers served as a convenient bogeyman for owners of many other major league teams last winter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025

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

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson