Example Sentences

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I mean that AI now sits squarely atop the pile of modern parents’ anxieties, having rapidly eclipsed boogeymen like screen time and social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Where bambinos, billy goats and boogeymen curse entire teams.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

What we do not enjoy, however, is the pesky presence of well-known boogeymen like raw egg and flour, which are obviously not two items that should be eaten with such vigor.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

“We are not the boogeymen in this town. And neither are you.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

“He did? That's the boogeymen, it's real. He really said that?”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2019