Examples of bugaboo in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web The methane bugaboo began around 2003 when a mysterious cloud of methane gas was found, by satellite, hovering above Farmington in New Mexico. — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Lindholm should also help in late-game, lead-protection situations, which have been a bugaboo for the B’s in recent weeks. — Steve Conroy, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2022 Pearl hopes his staff can find some ways to curb the bugaboo of foul issues that could eventually bite the Tigers. — al, 11 Jan. 2022 Slow starts have remained a bugaboo this season; the Steelers trailed Kansas City 23-0 at halftime and by 30 in the second half of their meeting earlier this season. — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Jan. 2022 The 2011 first-round pick has played in just nine games this season, sidelined for stretches by injuries — a bugaboo throughout his 11 years — and the coronavirus. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 6 Jan. 2022 Jarquez Hunter averaged 21 yards on a pair of kickoff returns, and perhaps most importantly, Auburn did not commit any penalties on special teams—something that had been a bugaboo for the Tigers during much of the year. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 29 Dec. 2021 First, let’s disabuse ourselves of the bugaboo of the mass exit of teachers. — Talia Milgrom-elcott, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 Turnovers have been our bugaboo the last few years. — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2021 See More

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