Words similar to bogeyman

Example sentences for: bogeyman

How can you use “bogeyman” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The latest bogeyman: peanut butter allergies.
An old-man figure called el abuelo (the grandfather) played the role of a bogeyman in Hispano folklore.
Throughout the year if children misbehaved, parents would threaten them, “Si no te sosiegas, llamo el abuelo” (If you don’t behave, I’ll call the bogeyman).
In Spanish it means “grandfather,” and has become synonymous with coco, cucui, and bogeyman.
While we wait and wait for him to tell us what he wants, the movie employs stalling devices such as the search in a darkened house for the elusive bogeyman.