threat

Example Sentences

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Randy remembers selling Chryslers in the 1970s when the brand was in the midst of its first modern existential threat: the oil crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

And now, their 49-year-old father, Armando Gonzalez, a local handyman, is facing the threat of deportation after he was detained by federal immigration agents in Big Bear Lake this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Although a mouth-watering fight with Shields may lie in weight, Shalom was quick to warn of Pineiro's threat.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

At one point, the cave faced a potential threat when someone attempted to develop the land and convert the cave into a septic tank.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Ella swallowed hard, almost tasting the sourness of Dean Nabokov's threat.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton