Example sentences for: menaced

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

  • In the scene in which he heals Patricia Clarkson, he hovers over her bedridden form in a way that's meant to summon up rape fantasies of fragile white Southern flowers menaced by darkies--and to miraculously invert them.

  • The sharp-focus treatment of certain details--light glinting on the uneven, Ali McGrawish front teeth; the asymmetrical eyes; the squashed nose that looks as if it's been broken at least once--give a victimized, menaced quality to the composition.

  • Despite their efforts, however, Ibiza was menaced by so many hostile flotillas that the locals took the unprecedented step of forming their own band of privateers.


How many words do you know? Try our free vocabulary size test!


Search

Search for example sentences

Loading Loading...
Quantcast