menacing

Example Sentences

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A hard year followed with floods, ICE, AI, etc., menacing our native optimism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Towards the end, the whole body of dancers becomes engaged, menacing as they approach, their tense stomachs flexing as if hungry.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

It was a dogfight and Italy's dogs were just that bit more menacing.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

The tone he used was clearly meant to be menacing.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

He heard a menacing rustle in the leaves just before a putrid smell soured the air—the smell of something long dead.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray