threat

Example Sentences

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As his threat made the rounds in Iran, many residents prepared for power and gas to go out and debated whether it would be safer to stay in the city or decamp for the countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The war is a distant drumbeat, its threat ever audible to Steele’s underemployed, eminently draftable characters from 9,000 miles away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

So far, just two—Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rep. Nathaniel Moran of Texas—have directly criticized Trump over his threat.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

But larger retailers have downplayed the threat of higher gas prices, at least for now.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

They were a threat, but they were also company.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer