- present tense form of threaten (3rd person singular).
threatens
Example Sentences
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U.S. stock-index futures declined on Sunday, as investors ponder the likelihood of a fresh interest-rate hike and as new fighting between the U.S. and Iran threatens to reignite the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The detention marks an ironic turn for Yiannopoulos, who has publicly advocated for the same aggressive immigration enforcement that now threatens to remove him from the country.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Instead, they are banking on rising corporate earnings, bond yields that don’t spike higher and an economy that keeps growing, even if an inflation bump threatens.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Ocean Conservation Namibia non-profit group said the project "threatens to turn Namibia's marine ecosystem into an untested experimental zone, putting our ocean habitats, water quality, and local fisheries at immediate risk."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
All of the wrongness thunders and falls and threatens to bury her alive.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
