Example Sentences

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The way 22-year-old Weaver sees it, the AI boom is threatening the hobby that has shaped his life since he was 8.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

But human development and the wildfires we create have destroyed swaths of their habitat, and climate change is threatening to make much of what remains inhospitable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

They are, er, not wholly convinced that there's a level playing field when the east coast is threatening to usurp a giant from the west.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In the film, Rogan reads from Swan’s book, Countdown, that “the modern world is threatening sperm counts and is imperiling the future of the human race.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

It feels like my heart is threatening to jump through my mouth, along with everything else inside me.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton