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.
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The major wholesalers threaten -- at least in Wyoming -- threaten supermarkets.
Dept of Justice · hear it here
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If you threaten war, I threaten war back at you.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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They threaten biodiversity.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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threaten financial stability.
Federal Reserve · hear it here
Why real speech
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