threaten
verb (used with object)
to utter a threat against; menace.
threatened
Example Sentences
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In 2024, the actor threatened legal action against OpenAI after the company released its voice assistant — known as Sky — for ChatGPT, which she alleged resembled her voice without her consent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The hackers also threatened to publish the data on their dark net website unless Synnovis paid a ransom.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
After its release, she threatened legal action, after which the company paused the use of the voice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Bolat warned the "Made in Europe" plan threatened to disrupt the 30-year customs union between the EU and Turkey, and the "very strong and close supply chain integration".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The ugly gray sky of the morning of March 4, 1865, threatened to spoil the great day.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
