threaten
verb (used with object)
to utter a threat against; menace.
threatened
Example Sentences
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Much of this vast landscape is public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, some of the least understood and most threatened public lands in the West.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Navarro praised those countries making a "great sacrifice" to safeguard their threatened ecosystems -- but said not enough were following their lead.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Iran threatened legal action against South Korea’s Sinokor for allegedly violating its rules for transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Ben Sulayem has previously threatened to introduce his own rules unilaterally in 2031.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
When the Board refused, the nuns threatened to go to the newspapers.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
