Thesaurus results for BOGEY

bogey

noun

variants also bogie or bogy

as in dread

something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason math and math tests have long been bogeys for many students

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as in ghost

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people the child believed bogeys lived in the closet

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Recent Examples of bogey The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Alex hit a masterful chip to save par, but Matt put his tee shot into a bunker for a bogey a hole later. —

Brody Miller, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 There was only one eagle on the par-5 18th hole, but there were 40 birdies and only six bogeys or higher. —

Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026 Young came unstuck with back-to-back bogeys at six and seven, while the perennial runner-up Rose dropped a couple of strokes at Amen Corner. —

Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bogey

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After three seasons of almost nothing but dread and sorrow, the NBA’s most woebegone franchise, for generations, finally had a moment to celebrate.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel combs the depths of the Vistula River day and night, caught in a grueling, endless routine and torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the fragile hope that his son may still be alive.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026