threaten

Example Sentences

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And in rain, the muddy dirt roads threaten to swallow your car.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

"We will not let any dark forces to come and take our lands or threaten citizens. We will make sure our whole country is under protection," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Today its ability to threaten the U.S. and its allies has been reduced to a mere fraction of that, and it will be years and years before it can reconstitute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“Don’t threaten me, Big Tough Marine. Does Big Tough Marine have to pick on his family the day his son becomes the better man?”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy