How to Use bugaboo in a Sentence

bugaboo

noun

• The first half has also been a bugaboo for the Bears this season.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022
• Which brings us back to that bugaboo of the gas industry, weather.
  — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
• Next week, George was trained as a chef, but he's got one frustrating bugaboo in the kitchen.
  — Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025
• But the bugaboo is that climate change is a slippery little devil.
  — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019
• Notably absent from his long list of perps are trial lawyers, the preferred bugaboo of the right.
  — Seth Stern, Washington Post, 7 June 2019
• Nevada was hindered by poor free-throw shooting, a bugaboo in recent games.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
• First, let’s disabuse ourselves of the bugaboo of the mass exit of teachers.
  — Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• His biggest bugaboo in May was allowing home runs.
  — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 June 2026
• The power play has been a Bruins bugaboo for much of the second half of the season.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
• Forget the bugaboo of EV battery range.
  — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
• That means finishing, a bugaboo for this team for the past two seasons, will need to simply be better.
  — oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2023
• The bugaboo was errors and going into the bottom of the sixth tied, errors popped up to beat them again.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
• Quite simply, Texas got bit by the same bugaboo that has haunted it this entire season.
  — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
• There, a familiar bugaboo resurfaced — struggles in the red zone.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2021
• Three-pointer propensity and lack of defense are the two main bugaboos observers point to.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
• Blocking is their primary bugaboo, but the offensive line has time to heal.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 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
• Howells secures the double for the weekend with this win, and needs to get over his singles bugaboo to push for a triple crown.
  — Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
• In all four games, the B’s were able to protect third-period leads, something that had been a bugaboo.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 Jan. 2024
• Now, for one of their chief bugaboos — a primary culprit for the mediocre record through 32 games.
  — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
• The Thorns haven’t been without their chances, putting plenty of shots on goal, but finishing has been the bugaboo as of late.
  — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
• Most of all, however, an anemic offense has been the biggest bugaboo for the Jaguars.
  — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 17 Nov. 2020
• But defense remains a big bugaboo, especially around the rim.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
• Showing up for the playoffs hasn’t been the Cowboys' issue; hanging around is the bugaboo.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 15 Oct. 2020
• Jackson tore his Achilles tendon last November, so that’s the big bugaboo.
  — Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Winning streak pride aside, there were a number of bugaboos that cost the Cavs a 14th straight victory.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
• And in the Orioles’ 5-3 loss to the Mariners, that was the bugaboo for Castro again.
  — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 25 June 2018
• Milwaukee became such a bugaboo for the Reds that even Cincinnati’s six-run third inning had a cloud over it.
  — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
• Layups and free throws were Golden State’s biggest bugaboos during its 7-17 spell.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
• Moreover, the Phillies have been a bit of a bugaboo for Darvish as his teams are just 1-6 against them in his seven career starts.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022