boogeyman
Example Sentences
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And it would give the Bills another chance to really get over their boogeyman.
“But to me he was like a real boogeyman. That stayed in my mind.”
From Los Angeles Times
Was Deen really an early victim of the fictitious celebrity boogeyman now known as “cancel culture,” or was she appropriately harangued?
From Salon
Craig said the characters’ frequent misinterpretations took on the role of the “monster,” since this is a horror movie without a true boogeyman.
From Los Angeles Times
"I wasn't satisfied with just imagining this evil boogeyman who had done a horrible thing to me," she explained.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
