Example Sentences

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As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

One day in December, Nat notices gulls, crows, starlings and wrens massing menacingly overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

"It continued to circle around menacingly, however, until I was clear of the area. It was magnificent and yet unnerving."

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

One, 3800-meter-high Mount Erebus, seethes menacingly just 40 kilometers from McMurdo Station, Antarctica’s biggest research base.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024

Then there’s a cackle that echoes so menacingly, Scoob could swear it sends a shudder through the treetops.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone