1
: an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
2
: one that threatens
3
: an indication of something impending
the sky held a threat of rain
Examples of threat in a Sentence
Noun
He was willing to use violence and threats to get what he wanted.
She ignored their threats and continued to do what she felt was right.
a country under threat of civil war
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Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
But integrating chatbots made for adults into toys for kids poses its own array of threats, Padilla told the Union-Tribune.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
The United States on Thursday reiterated that its diplomats remained in Kyiv despite Russia’s escalating threats, dismissing a suggestion from the European Union’s top diplomat that Washington had evacuated the Ukrainian capital.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Although the pest does not pose a threat to humans or animals, residents should not attempt to return, transport, relocate, dispose of, or compost the plants, officials said, since doing so may contribute to the spread of the infestation.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
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Noun
But the long-term threat to critical HIV/AIDS programming remains.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
But integrating chatbots made for adults into toys for kids poses its own array of threats, Padilla told the Union-Tribune.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
The United States on Thursday reiterated that its diplomats remained in Kyiv despite Russia’s escalating threats, dismissing a suggestion from the European Union’s top diplomat that Washington had evacuated the Ukrainian capital.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Although the pest does not pose a threat to humans or animals, residents should not attempt to return, transport, relocate, dispose of, or compost the plants, officials said, since doing so may contribute to the spread of the infestation.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for threat
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“Threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threat. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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