How to pronounce threaten

Listen to threaten in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“threaten” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 443 American · 426 British · 9 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. The major wholesalers threaten -- at least in Wyoming -- threaten supermarkets.

    Dept of Justice · hear it here

  2. If you threaten war, I threaten war back at you.

    60 Minutes Australia · hear it here

  3. They threaten biodiversity.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  4. threaten financial stability.

    Federal Reserve · hear it here

Why real speech

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