Words similar to threatens

Example sentences for: threatens

How can you use “threatens” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Court officials statewide fear the number of self-represented litigants has reached crisis levels and threatens to clog court calendars.
He stays up all night in unwholesome places, indulges in risky behavior that threatens to make decent camels' insurance premiums go up, and surely hasn't phoned his aged mother in years.
The industry wants to make concessions, but the NRA threatens the gun-makers with boycotts if they give an inch.
Overcapacity reduces the incentive for businesses to invest and leads to slower world growth, as supply continually threatens to outrun demand.
The main funding source for Maryland's legal services to the poor has fallen on hard times, and advocates are preparing to seek unprecedented state financial help - even as they keep an eye on a legal challenge that threatens to cut off a main source of funding for such services nationwide.