menace
Example Sentences
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Popular culture has often portrayed the species as a dangerous menace, contributing to a reputation that many scientists argue is exaggerated.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
"There's some menace, there's this animal component in Max Cady that has always been there, that is so physical," Bardem told journalists ahead of the June 5 series' release on Apple TV.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“Gadd’s toxic menace in ‘Half Men,’ a world removed from his ‘Baby Reindeer’ breakthrough, could propel him back to the winner’s circle,” says Matt Roush.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
They carried on, but they were struggling, pushed back all the time by the gathering menace in green and white.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
They passed through the ruined tunnel and stood upon a heap of stones, gazing at the dark rock of Orthanc, and its many windows, a menace still in the desolation that lay all about it.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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