threaten
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the U.S. is dialing up the economic pressure by tightening sanctions and threatening tariffs against countries that trade with Iran.
Three months after Usman, 30, had finished working for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, his family received a letter threatening him with court action.
From BBC
The oil dearth also threatens to deal a fatal blow to tourism, the island's second source of foreign income after doctors.
From Barron's
The disclosures threaten to tarnish the image of the British monarchy.
Years later, co-star Shirley Jones said Sinatra actually quit to be with his wife, Ava Gardner, who had threatened to have an affair with Clark Gable.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
