Definition of Threat
the act of being in hazard or danger
Examples of Threat in a sentence
With the approaching tornado, there was a definite threat of impending harm on the citizens in the community. 🔊
The young man was in trouble for making a threat against his classmate to beat him up after school. 🔊
When the unstable country began making many nuclear weapons, other countries began to get worried that this was a threat of war. 🔊
When the company’s sales took a dramatic decrease during this quarter, everyone realized that the threat of layoffs might happen. 🔊
If the threat to the school wasn’t taken seriously, then students’ lives and safety could be in jeopardy. 🔊
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