- present tense form of threaten (3rd person singular).
threatens
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The police cannot shoot a fleeing suspect unless the suspect’s conduct threatens death or serious injury to the officer or others.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
But waning momentum in the industrial sector threatens to derail a nascent recovery in the eurozone economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Scientists have uncovered a promising new way to protect some of the world's most important food crops from a destructive fungus that threatens global food security.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Oil also sets the price of AI’s money and threatens AI’s buildings, both at once.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
But I always hear myself displacing the two languages, conflating them—maybe conflagrating them—for there’s so much rubbing and friction, a fire always threatens to blow up between the tongues.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word