- present tense form of threaten (3rd person singular).
threatens
Example Sentences
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The education crisis is symptomatic of this but also threatens to act as an accelerant.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Climate change threatens to shrink the amount of water they can reliably deliver over the next 20 years, state officials have warned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Another federal law prohibits voter intimidation, with up to a yearlong prison sentence for anybody who intimidates, threatens, or coerces somebody else with the purpose of interfering with another person’s right to vote.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Some have already taken the project to court, fearing their land rights will not be respected, while environmental organisations including Greenpeace argues the refinery "threatens to damage one of East Africa's most fragile coastal ecosystems".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Your cooking club should be banned,” she threatens.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
