threaten
Example Sentences
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They say the crowd threatened to break down the gates if he was not handed over.
From BBC
Generative AI threatens to disrupt myriad industries, from software development and factory work to music and the movies.
From Barron's
"More and more people who were on the path of being more free and integrated in society, respected and accepted are threatened these days, again," she told journalists.
From Barron's
Several European nations last month sent troops to the island, which belongs to Denmark, and threatened to use their financial muscle to retaliate against the tariffs that Washington imposed in retribution.
She said while isolated incidents involving armed individuals might not constitute militarization of a facility, it was the pattern of incidents that threatened the facility’s status.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
