Words similar to bête

Example sentences for: bête

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

The spirit is always willing, but for the flesh -- especially under the eyes -- they can be something of a bête noire...I bet you'll miss the grub, though.
These mites are called 'bête rouge' locally because of the orange colour of the larval cluster seen on the skin.
Now let us contrast the open attitude of Super 8 with that of, oh, U-Haul, the Shopping Avenger's bête noire . The Shopping Avenger is quite positive that, as long as he is reachable via e-mail at Shoppingavenger@slate.com, each month will bring him 10 or 20 or 30 complaints about U-Haul.
Look at Caligula, Idi Amin, and the current bête noire of the tin-hat set, Saddam Hussein.