bêtes noires
- plural of bête noire.
Example Sentences
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Jefferson and Hamilton, bêtes noires on so many issues, framed the debate.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
So what you’re saying is that people who are seen as fairly centrist in the world of conservatives tend to become the bêtes noires of the left media?
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2021
Seeing one of his bêtes noires — racial gerrymandering — at work, Mr. Blum recruited the former mayor, Don Higginson, as a plaintiff, and on Oct.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2017
Godzilla, then a new paper combining two bêtes noires of pseudoscientific scaremongers – mini black holes and the collapse of the vacuum—may appeal to you.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2015
After the friends and acquaintances, he even brings up your bêtes noires and dearest enemies for inspection and comment.
From The Joyful Heart by Schauffler, Robert Haven
