On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Menacing. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as baleful or forbidding and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Menacing meaning
Synonym of threatening in its various senses.
Synonyms of Menacing
Using Menacing
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of threatening in its various senses.
- Useful related words include: baleful, forbidding, minacious, minatory.
- In the example corpus, menacing often appears in combinations such as: the menacing, and menacing, of menacing.
Context around Menacing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Menacing
- In this selection, "menacing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heinous, especially, aggravated, pose, threat and grin stand out and add context to how "menacing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as superbly menacing and the and as the menacing and generally. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "menacing" sits close to words such as akshay, amazingly and avon, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with menacing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Emraan Hashmi debuts as menacing villain in new ‘Tiger. (9 words)
As Turnbull told a subsequent investigation, the interlopers were menacing and intimidatory. (12 words)
Damon J. Sims, II, 35, of Piqua, was charged with aggravated menacing. (12 words)
As Koresh marries the first of his multiple high-school-aged wives and builds a congregation of gun-toting saints, he somehow feels more desperate and menacing here than when the Dowdles depicted him gutshot and delirious in his final days. (41 words)
In the new footage, the classic crew — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo and Master Splinter — are preparing to square off against a horde of menacing mutants (and not the cheesy-slice-loving kind). (32 words)
Captain Thembi Kgatlana was especially menacing, firing multiple shots on target only to be denied by a series of strong saves from Dutch goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
After the fearless Metro Man gets trapped in the observatory, Megamind assumes a menacing pose on his chair and tells him the obvious.
Alternatively, the presence of Saint Jaygarcia Saturn is a menacing threat to the status quo, which could change at any moment.
As Koresh marries the first of his multiple high-school-aged wives and builds a congregation of gun-toting saints, he somehow feels more desperate and menacing here than when the Dowdles depicted him gutshot and delirious in his final days.
As Turnbull told a subsequent investigation, the interlopers were menacing and intimidatory.
As two of The Montclarion’s most heinous, menacing and mischievous film majors, this wasn’t an easy decision.
Bautista, in one of his finest performances, is more sweet than menacing, even while wielding a heavy weapon.
Big Ed had a menacing grin on his face after stirring the pot.
Captain Thembi Kgatlana was especially menacing, firing multiple shots on target only to be denied by a series of strong saves from Dutch goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar.
Damon J. Sims, II, 35, of Piqua, was charged with aggravated menacing.
Delbert John Fleetwood age 55, 6 feet tall, 210 pounds, bald with brown eyes, sought on suspicion of felony menacing and violation of protection order.
Detainees gave testimonies on how Israeli prison authorities subjected them to food deprivation, medical negligence, regular beatings and menacing threats aimed at them and their families.
Emraan Hashmi debuts as menacing villain in new ‘Tiger.
Flutter Mane in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is a menacing Paradox Pokémon this season for VGC Battles and with the correct build can help trainers win.
From truth-seekers on the hunt for justice to a menacing new villain with no boundaries, opens the door for new relationships to form.
Hamm, of course, is cast as the menacing and generally unlikeable FBI agent tasked with tracking down the film’s protagonists.
Here, the sky tussles with menacing clouds, and Diego Gaeta’s keys emit a Stevie-esque sensibility.
In addition to the two menacing charges, one for each victim, Thoday was also charged by police with violation of protective orders and domestic violence.
In it, Mickey is a tailor tasked by the King to slay a giant who's menacing the kingdom.
In print, the Daily Mail commended 37-year-old Norton’s performance as “superbly menacing” and the “embodiment of evil” as he starred as the notorious villain.
In the new footage, the classic crew — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo and Master Splinter — are preparing to square off against a horde of menacing mutants (and not the cheesy-slice-loving kind).
Common combinations with menacing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the menacing 24×
- and menacing 23×
- of menacing 15×
- menacing and 13×
- as menacing 6×
- menacing the 6×
- more menacing 6×
- felony menacing 5×
- menacing as 5×
- most menacing 5×