Example sentences for: threatens

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

  • Yet thanks to the efforts of conservative Clinton-haters and a scandal-hungry press, it has become a "major story" that threatens to undermine the valuable work Clinton has done in boosting our nation's economy, cleaning up our environment, advancing the needs of the poor and middle-class, supporting a woman's right to choose, making improvements in our education system a top priority, and asserting both American might and values abroad.

  • His attempt to annul them had triggered an uprising that increasingly threatens to force him from power.

  • Our history has shown us that insecurity threatens liberty.

  • He claims "no animosity toward Pat [Buchanan]" ("you can't help but like the guy") and threatens to sue Fortunate Son author J.H.

  • Combined with the antitrust case, however, it threatens mortal injury.


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