How to use "threaten" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "threaten" in popular movie and book plots

  • Kelly's brave retort, "Don't threaten or dictate to us until you're marching up Whitehall.  - Battle of Britain (film)
  • The United States and Russia back opposite countries and both threaten nuclear attacks.  - Ali G Indahouse
  • After defeating the four elementals that threaten Shapeir, the Hero travels to the city of Raseir, which is missing its emir.  - Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire
  • The diarist's former friends harass her at school and threaten her and her family.  - Go Ask Alice
  • Set just six months after the events of Star Trek: Armada, the Borg once again threaten the Alpha Quadrant.  - Star Trek: Armada II
  • Upon returning home, Porco and Fio are ambushed by the pirates, who threaten to kill Porco and destroy his plane.  - Porco Rosso
  • Cady begins to stalk and subtly threaten Bowden's family.  - Cape Fear (1962 film)
  • Sara's intervention on Buck's behalf forces an armed face-off between the two convicts who threaten to kill one another.  - Runaway Train (film)
  • When they realise they have the wrong man, they threaten to torture Phyllis.  - Bulldog Drummond (1929 film)
  • Their captors threaten to reverse Vespa's nose job, forcing Roland to give over the code to the shield that protects Druidia.  - Spaceballs
  • The farmers threaten all of them with guns as they believe that the beach dwellers invited the recent arrivals.  - The Beach (novel)
  • The message also warns that this will be opposed by those in power as it will threaten their interests.  - Feersum Endjinn
  • The aliens then create massive tidal waves that threaten the world's coasts, but stop them short before they hit.  - The Abyss
  • She later tells the other tenants that she only said that to threaten Kyoko into coming back.  - Maison Ikkoku
  • At first, Cole is unwilling since the ghosts terrify and sometimes even threaten him, but he finally decides to attempt helping.  - The Sixth Sense
  • Eventually, a series of Fremen victories against Beast Rabban threaten to disrupt the trade of the spice.  - Vladimir Harkonnen

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