threaten
verb (used with object)
to utter a threat against; menace.
threatened
Example Sentences
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Pakistan threatened to abandon the second Test over an interview broadcast by Sky with the sons of Imran Khan.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Some councils affected by those plans, including Kent and Leicestershire, had threatened similar bids to challenge the lawfulness of the decision-making process.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Regan denied that he threatened Orr, calling the claims “completely fabricated.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The country has hundreds of projects in development, but those plans are now threatened by growing instability in the Himalayas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Did he tell them, like he threatened he would if I told anyone?
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
