Example Sentences

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Hostilities between Israel and Lebanon had threatened to derail the two-week truce between the U.S. and Iran, so the cease-fire—if it holds—should ease those fears.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Amazon — which is the USPS’s biggest customer, accounting for 1 billion packages shipped annually — had threatened to slash its deliveries through the Postal Service by two-thirds or more, Reuters reported.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

She’d crossed the border into the United States and applied for asylum in 2023, after a man in Honduras had threatened to kill her.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Janus also said key investment professionals had threatened to quit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

When the soldiers were changing shifts early on a rainy Sunday evening, September 11, one of them did what others had threatened.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow