threaten
verb (used with object)
to utter a threat against; menace.
will threaten
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future tenseof threaten.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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What she surely isn’t expecting, however, as she buys food and makes croquetas in preparation for an eagerly awaited visit from her daughter from Madrid, is that this trip will threaten all she holds dear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
A concern looming over private credit is whether a surge in defaults will threaten the broader economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Scientists warn against complacency, saying it is a matter of when, not if, a large asteroid will threaten human life on Earth, although most expect that to be in the coming centuries rather than decades.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
Opponents, including social service providers and county officials, said the change will threaten programs that are not solely focused on housing or drug treatment but keep people from becoming homeless in the first place.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
I will threaten to tell what I know, he resolved as he hurried between the darkening fields.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
