Other Words from threatening

threateningly \ ˈthret-niŋ-lē

, ˈthre-tᵊn-iŋ- \ adverb

gestured threateningly

Examples of threatening in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Texas law bans the procedure after fertilization except in cases of life-threatening or severe health conditions. — Editors, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Many outdoor sports are intimidating for beginners, but SheJumps tries to create a fun, inclusive, non-threatening, and non-judgmental environment for participants to learn. — Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 17 Aug. 2022 He was recently arrested on July 5 at a Glasgow hospital under suspicion of obstructing the course of justice and threatening or abusive behavior. — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2022 Any or all of this might be threatening or vertiginous or worse, but none of it suggests stuckness. — Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 11 July 2022 Bursey allegedly sent a threatening email to multiple staff members at UC Berkeley on Thursday morning, according to court documents filed in Alameda County. — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 With his plea Monday, Harris admitted sending a threatening email to Wen in July. — Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 7 Feb. 2022 Um, did anyone else get a threatening email from Proud Boys about voting? — NBC news, 20 Oct. 2020 Popkin credits the law with helping avert a threat to a high school in Bethesda, Md., in late 2018, when a judge issued an emergency order against a student who allegedly made threatening statements on Snapchat. — Scott Macfarlane, CBS News, 6 June 2022 See More

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