threatened

How To Use threatened In A Sentence

• I stuck some in once when we were a bit short and the old bat threatened to stop it out of my wages.
• The threatened uniform typically consists of a khaki military tunic with trousers, though in Scottish regiments the trousers are usually tartan or replaced by a kilt.
• This is once again the natterings of those most threatened by the rise of social media, who see their business model being sideswiped by something large and fast-moving, but whose exact shape and dimensions they cannot fathom.
• It moves at the rate of 800 ft to 1000 ft a year and during the 18th century overran cultivated fields and threatened to engulf communities.
• She said two of the remaining three, unsighted threatened species had not been spotted since 1965 while the other had gone undetected since 1891.
• You've also threatened, or you've also mentioned that my relationship threatens my country and again I find that such a huge leap of illogic.
• Now the agitation in the country and the violent disorder it threatened could be directed against the Government.
• Nevertheless, it has to be recognised that several interests may feel threatened by an advertising ban.
• The actress hit back at claims that she had threatened a member of staff.
• But the true nature of his dilemma constantly threatened to extinguish it.