Example Sentences

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Many spectators have threatened to walk to the stadium, or at least floated the idea online, despite official warnings against its feasibility and safety.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

He has also insisted that he was right to change his position because Iran's retaliation with missiles and drones to the US-Israeli strikes have threatened British interests and allies in the region.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Both countries have threatened to halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine until the oil pipeline has been reopened.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Victims of attacks, meanwhile, have threatened to sue IFAW, according to British law firm Leigh Day, which is representing potential plaintiffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Strict separation of the races would have threatened slaveholders’ immediate interests and was, in any event, wholly unnecessary as a means of creating social distance or establishing the inferior status of slaves.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander