menace
noun
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat.
menaces
Example Sentences
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The District of Columbia teems with nonprofits dedicated to the proposition that one thing or another menaces the citizenry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
EU officials said that as part of the efforts they want to step up the mandatory registration of drones across the bloc to be able to better keep track of potential menaces.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
It is a disgrace, he says, that the energy firms can send out "menaces" like that over a problem of their making.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Slow-moving brackish water, threatening to swallow whatever comes near, menaces in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
Speaking from the White House, President Eisenhower said he sent troops because “Mob rule in Little Rock menaces the very safety of the United States and the free world.”
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
