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Threatened in a sentence
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Threatened meaning
simple past and past participle of threaten
Synonyms of Threatened
Example types with threatened
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And it’s OK she threatened him because he threatened her? (11 words)
A bear that threatened two boys in Colorado Springs has been euthanized. (12 words)
Anyone who threatened to expose LaPierre’s conduct was threatened with retaliation, according to James. (15 words)
According to the White House, Trump added economic matters to the agenda as well, which could include talks of the tensions that arose Saturday when Trump threatened tariffs on French wine imports, and the European Union threatened action in response. (40 words)
According to Raqib Hameed Naik, who runs the website ┬аdocumenting instances of hate and violence from the Hindu far right, Muslim men in India are being attacked and threatened for even walking or having coffee with a Hindu friend. (39 words)
They need to feel threatened and they should feel threatened because there can be no future in Britain in the 21st century for a rural economy dependent on tweedy gentlemen coming from the south to slaughter our wildlife. (38 words)
And it’s OK she threatened him because he threatened her? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a fresh letter to the Lieutenant Governor, alleging that his advocate, Anant Malik, was threatened by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former minister Satyendar Jain’s wife threatened his mother.
And it’s OK she threatened him because he threatened her?
It's Threatened Species Day and a collaborative quilt featuring threatened Australian flora and fauna is being unveiled at The Link, Ginninderry, on Thursday afternoon to mark the occasion.
They need to feel threatened and they should feel threatened because there can be no future in Britain in the 21st century for a rural economy dependent on tweedy gentlemen coming from the south to slaughter our wildlife.
While the Egyptian fruit bat is currently classified as near threatened, it is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
Anyone who threatened to expose LaPierre’s conduct was threatened with retaliation, according to James.
Of course, Academic Student Employees (ASEs) were already forced to teach online due to the pandemic, their homes (already threatened by wages inadequate to meet housing costs, now threatened by fire) becoming their workplaces.
According to the White House, Trump added economic matters to the agenda as well, which could include talks of the tensions that arose Saturday when Trump threatened tariffs on French wine imports, and the European Union threatened action in response.
He went to one of her friends looking for her and threatened to assault the friend and threatened to kill his wife and their children.
While one threatened to immolate himself by pouring kerosene on his body, the other stood atop the 10th floor of the lawyers’ chambers and threatened to jump.
Over the weekend, hardline Brexiteers and the DUP threatened to vote down a deal in Parliament if they thought it threatened the union and could put a trade border down the Irish sea.
The summit, if it happens, would mark an extraordinary turnaround from last year, when Trump threatened to rain "fire and fury" on North Korea if it threatened the United States with nuclear weapons.
Churchill was still keen for a trip to Moscow, and threatened to resign, provoking a crisis in the Cabinet when Lord Salisbury threatened to resign if Churchill had his way.
Fauna Many rare or threatened plant and animal species occur within the Snowy Mountains. citation The Kosciuszko National Park is home to one of Australia's most threatened species (the corroboree frog ).
Others worry that travel to many of these threatened locations increases an individual’s carbon footprint and only hastens problems threatened locations are already facing.
The white king is threatened by the black queen; the square to which the king could move is also threatened; it cannot capture the queen, because it would then be in check by the rook.
A 40-year-old man was allegedly threatened by three men with a firearm who demanded money, on Monday, May 15, about 10.20pm.
Aaron Blake, another tenor, also threatened to steal the show when he opened the fourth and final act as a smoothly elegant Garter King of Arms.
A bear that threatened two boys in Colorado Springs has been euthanized.
According to Raqib Hameed Naik, who runs the website ┬аdocumenting instances of hate and violence from the Hindu far right, Muslim men in India are being attacked and threatened for even walking or having coffee with a Hindu friend.
Phrases with threatened
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Common combinations with threatened
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- threatened to 72×
- and threatened 25×
- threatened by 18×
- had threatened 12×
- was threatened 11×
- threatened with 11×
- threatened the 11×
- also threatened 9×
- has threatened 9×
- he threatened 8×