bugaboo

Example Sentences

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But the latest bugaboo from the banking lobby is the possibility of other companies rewarding customers for using stablecoins.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

And despite getting Anthony Rizzo to pop up for the second out, the long-ball bugaboo bit him against Volpe.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

So I thought, well, when I write my book, I’m gonna take the bugaboo out of Chinese cooking and demystify it.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2022

Market risk, or principal risk is the potential for the stock and bond markets to kick you in the teeth, and it’s the big bugaboo for most investors.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2022

She had re-membered the stories of her childhood, the most loathly and ancient bugaboo her nurse had ever frightened her with.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye