| 单词 | threatened |
| 例句 | Mornings, I never knew if I would have to jump off the streetcar one step ahead of the warm sea of nausea that threatened to sweep me away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z An echoing hollowness pressed against my ribs and threatened to escape like air from a balloon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Reverend,” she said, looking at him with the daring defiance of a threatened child, “I does my best. I really does. Ain’t everybody got to have the same spirit.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Tirza’s mother had threatened several times to make stew of the hardheaded animal. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As stains and stench accumulated, the restaurant’s manager built a chute on the roof and threatened to jettison the garbage directly onto Olmsted’s precious lawns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This tide of hate threatened to roll right over Ida. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “OK, I tried to steal something, and he caught me, So I threatened him with my friends and he let me go on the condition that I took him to meet my gang.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Clothes remained a subject of considerable friction, but the matter that threatened to affect Dad’s stability was jazz. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “You threatened to shove me into a crypt five seconds after meeting me.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He took with him only two helpers, assuming that residents of the threatened blocks would eagerly volunteer. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Innocent of the tragedy that threatened it, the town poured into the main square in a noisy explosion of merriment. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Hey, don’t put this on me. It’s not my fault your pals are threatened by my game.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Defying the storm that threatened, the clouds that curtained the sun now pass, and we three survivors of a long-ago tragedy stand together in silence, beholding one another in the sun’s light. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Basta swore and threatened, giving me a nasty cut on my upper arm, but then, suddenly, the front door was thrown open and they both disappeared into the night, still reeling like drunks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Israel is the only nation in the world whose existence is threatened. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, when the nurse threatened to call security, my first thought was ‘I’ll just call Mia’s parents to fix this.’ If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think . . . and if you ever repeat what I’m saying right now I will cheerfully beat you to death,” I threatened, “but I think that would hurt Jessica’s feelings.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They knew that there would be times and circumstances during which our society would be threatened by the acts of individuals. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a marsupial, and are nocturnal, and are known for mimicking the appearance and smell of dead animals when threatened.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “He sounded like he did when he threatened me with the bloody knife,” I said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Thor ended the conversation very simply: he threatened to use Mjollnir to shut Loki’s evil mouth for good and send him to Hel, all the way to the hall of the dead. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z His face wore raw red marks, and a shiner threatened his right eye. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “You mean the ones who threatened to shoot you?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Moving, under what appeared to be government protection, to an area less directly threatened by the war seemed not such a bad idea at all. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It expands to encompass an entire but still-emerging world that Burr threatened and Hamilton believed himself to be defending. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In the midst of other grave personal problems, Kepler rushed to Wurttemberg to find his seventy-four-year-old mother chained in a Protestant secular dungeon and threatened, like Galileo in a Catholic dungeon, with torture. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Strict separation of the races would have threatened slaveholders’ immediate interests and was, in any event, wholly unnecessary as a means of creating social distance or establishing the inferior status of slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was often chased by people he had robbed, and at least two people threatened to shoot him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Several times the machine threatened to tip over, but it ground on relentlessly and righted itself. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was tired of being threatened in the same way, over and over. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Vaguely, too, I remembered a horror story about a mother cat being vicious and scratching out the eyes of someone who had threatened her babies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I’m going to fix you one of these days,” Gus threatened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Only when threatened with death could that happen; only in fear and shame, with their backs against a wall, could that happen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I well knew the authorities would feel threatened by my kaross as so many whites feel threatened by the true culture of Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Or if a quarrel threatened he would play so tenderly and soothingly that the fiercest spirits would grow calm and forget their anger. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I call on people to have their say—and it isn’t just Dana and Michael and Andrew, and the other minority students who have the most reason to feel threatened. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But then the United States threatened to dismiss the shah as well, and he was like: "How soon do we get this overthrow party started?" Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She was frantically trying to quiet Maha, whose siren cries threatened to draw fatal attention to our hiding place. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z They snapped at one another and threatened the females. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And when he reflected further, he found that he was not troubled about his son, that inwardly he knew he had neither come to any harm nor was threatened with danger in the forest. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Once when he was too hot he pointed an arrow at the sun and threatened to shoot him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks angry, as if I've threatened him instead of the other way around. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t until two years ago when he was threatened with expulsion that he finally told me the truth. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But today, she threatened to throw me out of the League. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They just poked them with their rifles and threatened to shoot them if they didn’t get in the truck. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They demanded that the sick be moved and the corpse be disposed of properly—and they threatened to burn the place down if action wasn’t taken quickly. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “If you don’t tell me, I’ll just assume it’s something much worse than it is,” he threatened darkly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Guards would rush to protect those threatened in the plot, and the conspirators would be hunted down. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Forty thousand citizens threatened to shut down the city. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Senate, Henry Cabot Lodge thumped a copy of On the Origin of Species, warning that the influx of inferior peoples from southern and eastern Europe threatened “the very fabric of our race.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Even though this threatened to put his $5.5 million film project in jeopardy, he made the crucial gas available without hesitation. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The black-market came to an end at the very moment when the Presidential Palace was bombed, because speculators were threatened with martial law and execution by firing squad. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His one lingering concern may have been a recent United States Supreme Court case that threatened a longstanding feature of high-profile criminal trials in the South: the all-white jury. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Disturbing hair and eyes, a smile like no other, threatened the ideal of five generations living under one roof. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, then if he hasn’t actually come out and threatened you, maybe it’s not as bad as you think. Does this kid bring some sort of weapon to school?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “And you have stepped out of your place. Gertrude shall hear of it,” she threatened. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His lordship’s cushioned throne was wide enough to accommodate three men of common girth, yet Manderly threatened to overflow it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “So, back in the day, weird people threatened the strength of the tribe. If you weren’t good for making food, shelter, or babies, then you were tossed out on your own.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z His tough and authoritarian leadership style was necessary in the wild where disease, Indian attacks, and the inhospitable environment relentlessly threatened everyone’s lives. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Don’t make me go through your clothes and throw out all those holey pants and shoes,” she threatened. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I'm going to feed your body to die goats," Tyrion threatened as the first load of Stone Crows pushed off from die quay. Shagga laughed. " A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His stomach churned, and the world threatened to turn black. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A flood that threatened to drown me if I didn’t fight it. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They never threatened to call some other kid’s mother because her son threw a rock at my face. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Meantime, Mr. Rochester affirmed I was wearing him to skin and bone, and threatened awful vengeance for my present conduct at some period fast coming. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I had the judgment to speak calmly to the officer when he threatened to shoot me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Well, he wouldn’t dare land if you threatened him with that.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He’d hurt Boo and threatened to kill their families and them if they didn’t bring him all three keys. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Apart from this, there were no indications that our childhood was threatened, much less that we would be robbed of it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “And the simulation made her incapable of reasoning with him, so when he threatened her life, she reacted as she had been trained by the Dauntless to react: Shoot to kill.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z If his life had been threatened, if he had been in danger of any kind, he would have insisted on police protection. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "Listen, you get one run, hear me? After this, I don't wanna see you around here no more," he threatened. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z About the Ordner who threatened to throw a grenade into Max’s hiding place and gave them away. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "I did not come here to be threatened, either." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z This sounds like an old argument that Kenn has never succeeded in winning, and it occurs to me that this probably isn’t the first time Hideo’s life has been threatened. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dockworkers’ unions around the world threatened not to handle South African goods. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the trip, the sheriff again threatened Walter with racial slurs and terrifying plans. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As Harvey settled into the house in Dahlem, the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union threatened to break into open hostility. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Jim sputtered and threatened, but restrained himself from battering me on the street. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She complained about his speeding, threatened to fire him for being late again, asked him to repeat her instructions to make sure he had understood. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mother, who never disciplined any of us or even threatened discipline, ignored the signals. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look what we’ve come to,” she would tell him as the June rains threatened to knock the shelter down. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z One night he decided to follow her all the way, to put an end to a situation that threatened to continue indefinitely. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, I have cried till I threatened to ruin my own complexion, let me tell you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the only time she ever threatened me, and generally we got along fine, but not as well as she and Harry. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Afterward he threatened to cut out my tongue if he ever again heard I wasn’t speaking Venda. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment passed while her heart threatened to explode. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Hundreds of prisoners in threadbare clothing hurried from one work detail to another, threatened by gun-wielding German and Ukrainian guards. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z People lost jobs, positions, and were threatened with having their children taken away. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to see her parents, to not have to sit alone with the terrible numbness that threatened to swallow her up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We laughed so hard the manager threatened to kick us out. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He had never himself been beaten or threatened on a bus, but he had heard more than enough insults and witnessed more than enough abuse of black passengers to last a lifetime. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Then he swings back into life again, all the way back to an hour after his life was threatened by Lazzaro—in 1945. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The upper class, however, in whose hands were concentrated all the power and wealth, was unaware of the danger that threatened the fragile equilibrium of their position. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But his leaders were serious, and they threatened him with punishment if he disobeyed. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He knows the dealer who threatened him has spent time in jail and owns a .57-caliber gun. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Morrison’s former wife, Cole—who said she hadn’t come forward right after the murder because Morrison had threatened to “stomp me to death”—corroborated his account. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He told us about being pressured by the sheriff and the ABI and threatened with the death penalty if he didn't testify against McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Like all winter birds, Frightful’s life was threatened. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Hale said that Smith had threatened to beat his brains out and that White had told him, “We will have to put you in the hot chair.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The witches kept out of the way, though both children knew they’d be there in a second if any danger threatened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained that we all owed Walter something because he had been threatened and terrorized, wrongly accused and wrongly condemned, but he never gave up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Outside in the pastoral quiet, Bloom felt threatened, exposed; he was a target. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. He is the man who threatened you at El Puerto when we went to cure my uncle Lucas.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z OK, so she was furious and even threatened to call the Las Vegas police and report my friend’s license plate number. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When the torrent from Quincy threatened to flood Monticello, he apologized for getting so far out ahead. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “One more wisecrack about my sumo stomach and I’ll sit on you,” she threatened. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything; he watched my face warily as the pain that had nothing to do with broken bones, pain that was infinitely worse, threatened to crush me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the darkness, Booth threatened to kill Lincoln: “Now, by God, I’ll put him through.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When Owen suggested that Deysel had been reduced to “serving as a token black woman to give the team a spurious South Africanism,” Woodall threatened to kill both Owen and his wife. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He had been shouted at, threatened, and poisoned. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Perilee and Karl spun by—he tall and solid, she round of belly and homely of face—and my heart filled up so full, it threatened to spill out my eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They were emotionless, two black pits that threatened to swallow him whole. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His deep bass voice threatened to drown everyone else out. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the end, Helmholtz threatened to kick him out of the room if he dared to interrupt again. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He threatened the Manufactures contractor with the same fate if he did not increase the pace of his work. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Everything around him paled in comparison to his shining robes, and his golden stare threatened to melt Anansi into a puddle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Not exactly threatened, but I sure felt warned; he doesn’t want me talking to Sheriff“Smith about what he did to Emmett while we were fishing.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He threatened to keep me from my husband if I did not submit to his whim and destroy a paper that might help me get free. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Men with guns guarded the train whenever it stopped, the same men who had threatened to kill her. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z In fact, there was only one event Brangwain Spurge seemed to enjoy—and it involved his life being threatened. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It is only reasonable to suppose that all birds and mammals heavily dependent on earthworms or other soil organisms for food are threatened by the robins’ fate. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “You could be sued for that—” Lloyd threatened as he pulled himself free from the pile. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When DNA is damaged by a mutagen, such as X-rays, genetic information is obviously threatened. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Sponging,” an old race- fixing technique from racing’s corrupt days, threatened horses’ lives. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One sergeant ascertained that an inmate had threatened to punch Mendez in the face and demanded to know who it was. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The young citrus industry was threatened with destruction. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z While we were at Granny’s, Judy talked about Robert Laurence so much, David threatened to start charging her a nickel every time she said his name. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The callers accused C.P. of taking payoffs to work for integration and routinely threatened to murder him and his family if he didn’t resign his position with the charrette. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Another yawn threatened to break out—all this stress was exhausting. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Anticipation began to plague her with such ferocity that the thought of a husband, on which all her hopes were pinned, threatened at times to send her into another attack. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Galileo delivered the manuscript to Riccardi in Rome in May 1630, but in June he had to return home because an outbreak of plague spreading south into Italy threatened to reach Florence and disrupt communications. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z In the postwar years, when an influx of demobilized students threatened to burst the seams of Berkeley’s outdated scientific facilities, California’s legislature and the university’s private patrons responded with unprecedented generosity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There was a gruesome and excruciating silence that threatened to endure forever. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It was the last wall of the tenement—one of the buildings he had worked in— and at any moment the wall threatened to collapse. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did he tell you anything about this enemy of his? Did he, for instance, say why his life was threatened?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He decided that if she felt threatened, she would come to him for protection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the back of their wagon, Rorge cursed and threatened and told them to unchain him while Yoren was gone, but no one paid him any mind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The adder’s voice was a cold, dark, green velvet fog that threatened to envelop him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A gust of wind threatened to scatter the pile of trash she had collected, and she scurried to cover it with her broom to keep it from being blown away. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It merely explained what was being done and why, and threatened like treatment to the next buyer of stolen weapons. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the houseguests close enough to see inside rushed away, hands held over their mouths as their dinner threatened to make a reappearance. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “My lord,” said Iron Emmett, “he threatened your life, we all heard. He said that if he had a dagger—” “He does have a dagger. Right there on his belt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was like a wind that threatened to unsettle everything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The quality of her clothes threatened to derange Frieda and me. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel threatened by the angry, unpredictable weather. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I threatened all sorts of mayhem if he didn’t write down details of the trip and e-mail them to me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they act kind of erratic, which scares me a little, like the time they were convinced we should crash a party even though the host threatened to kill Juanga over his ex-boyfriend last year. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Irrationality was dangerous to Pythagoras, as it threatened the basis of his ratio-universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “And he threatened you. Can you tell me the exact nature of the threat?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Papi would never have threatened to starve a child, no matter how dirty his shirts might be. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z In his correspondence with the boatbuilder, he threatened to buy his equipment from an English supplier, demanded price concessions, and insisted on design modifications if he were to buy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The gale threatened to blow the tent apart. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, Jose, a timid, quiet teenager, is threatened by a man who wraps a chain around his neck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I said that. I’m really rooting for you both. I just feel threatened.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z For obvious reasons, Taius didn't appreciate this prediction, but the Augurs must have threatened to strangle him with sheep gut, because he didn’t make a peep when they raised Blackcliff and began training students here. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And if its members considered a plan too radical—that is, if it threatened their interests—they would dig in their heels and work quietly against it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Still, her landlord has threatened to kick her out for housing so many people. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, banks and companies were failing across America, strikes threatened everywhere, and cholera had begun a slow white trek across Europe, raising fears that the first plague ships would soon arrive in New York Harbor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He fumed and threatened, but in the end he rounded up six men and sent them off grumbling to fetch the barrels down to the brewhouse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was like a malignant cell that threatened to divide and divide again, unless I could find some way to stop it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Derek jammed his hands in his pockets so hard they threatened to burst through the fabric. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She had been bom on Dragonstone nine moons after their flight, while a raging summer storm threatened to rip the island fastness apart. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I showed them a jellyfish that lights up like police flashers when it’s threatened, and another jellyfish that absorbs all the light that surrounds it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The wind veered sharply and threatened to drive them ashore. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I was threatened with not being allowed to go to Bible school, which I loved, but eventually an arrangement was worked out. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Or in Russia, when Khrushchev was in power, he threatened to cancel the visas of black African students whose anti-discrimination demonstration said to the world, “Russia, too. . . .” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had threatened to kill me, but he had killed my grandmother instead. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z After the cutoff, the union local, not certain what else to do about it, threatened to strike. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She was well above vanity now that no male principle threatened her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw my role as reconnaissance: I was there to relay information, to tell Dad that Shawn had threatened Audrey, because Dad would know what to do. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Algebra threatened to put an end to my scholarship. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At the mere mention of the Praise Singer, however, Amadeus threatened to feed him, an inch at a time, to the crocodiles at the zoo. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Neither had a license to practice in Peru, and at one point both Jim and Farmer had been threatened with expulsion from the country. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The evergreen arch wouldn’t stay firm after she got it up, but wiggled and threatened to tumble down on her head when the hanging baskets were filled. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I raised the amount of the reward and threatened to have the guardsmen dismissed for incompetence, but all to no avail. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It had already snowed on and off during the day, and it threatened to continue. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z An angry fistfight broke out in a classroom one afternoon, and it was only because the Dean threatened immediate expulsion to any future participants in such quarrels that more fistfights were avoided. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Malaria programs are threatened by resistance among mosquitoes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The guards immediately saw this and threatened us, but we would not increase our pace, and we continued this go-slow strategy for as long as we worked in the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Myers also told Nagi, “They threatened me. They want me to say what they want to hear and if I don't then they tell me, ‘You're going to the electric chair.’” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After the starting whistle, it was the Fugees who threatened first. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “He knew himself, very well. We’d threatened half a dozen times to leave him at home if he didn’t behave.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Though they carried him from one police station to another, though they threatened him, persuaded him, bullied him, and stormed at him, he steadfasdy refused to speak. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He smiled, then realized that his smile threatened to grow into a giggle and that he might be slightly delirious. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had even threatened to impose economic sanctions to pressure Pretoria to end apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “She had no enemy, no one who had ever threatened her, no one she was afraid of?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I smile, threatened by an animal already dead, still climbing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “The world went in ignorance of one of the gravest dangers that ever threatened the human race.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z At first he wouldn’t tell anyone what had happened—not even when Danny threatened to give him a matching set of black, green, and purple eyes. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z During Dad’s first week at work he made so many suggestions about how brick could be laid faster and better that the foreman threatened repeatedly to fire him. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The police had shown up, and Dad got into an argument with them, and they threatened to arrest him, and gosh it was quite the drama. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The line wavered at its most immediately threatened point, then stiffened again, stood firm. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The weather threatened to dull the elaborate fireworks display that Frank Millet had planned as a further boost for the exposition’s attendance, which despite steady week-to-week increases still lagged behind expectations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Gebu had frequently threatened to beat him insensible if he ever set foot in that upper room. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She never threatened me or tried to have me whipped. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Now the many clubs with mixed Jewish and non-Jewish membership were threatened with dissolution if they did not purge their rolls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If battle threatened, he couldn’t let others make the decisions. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Spelling Bee buzzed dangerously in and out of range of the Humbug’s wildly swinging cane as they menaced and threatened each other, and the crowd stepped back out of danger. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z That they are now seriously threatened by the chemicals entering our waters can no longer be doubted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Some threatened us if we looked and others if we did not. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She had threatened to take control of every Roman—just as she had taken control of Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Despite the fear spawned by a Cold War that threatened to turn hot, there was encouraging news as well. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They threatened that they would pile Mount Pelion on Mount Ossa and scale the heights of heaven, as the Giants of old had piled Ossa on Pelion. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Quetzals are not endangered but they are threatened. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I stepped back from the sadness in his face; it filled the room and threatened to pull me in. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Another was threatened with the loss of his teaching job. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You didn’t try to stop us? But—” “Return my helm now, or I will stop death,” Hades threatened. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He recognized that Pitezel’s drinking impaired his usefulness and threatened to disrupt schemes already in play. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This photograph shows members of many tribes who gathered at Standing Rock in North Dakota in an effort to stop a pipeline that threatened an essential water source. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z To win the Cherokees to their side, British authorities provided weaponry and money, while separatist representatives threatened the towns with complete destruction if they did not remain neutral. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He started a few fistfights and threatened most of the boys at first, including George. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Arnold wrote Washington and threatened that if André were hanged, Arnold would “retaliate on such unhappy Persons of your Army as may fall within my Power.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When the church was threatened, it retreated into its old philosophy, turning back toward the Aristotelian doctrine that had supported it for so many years. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z And I rattled off every curse word I knew and threatened to kill the guy like a hundred times. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The dragon appeared and threatened Billy, who was dressed as a girl; the angel with a sword and lantern descended from heaven. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In a vile email, he’d threatened to kill me and my family, and threatened USA Fencing for having me on the team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Not Gwystyl! Why, he wouldn’t have done the least thing for us—until Doli threatened to squeeze him! Gwystyl! All he wanted was to be let alone and hide in his wretched burrow!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t listen to this part,” I said to Martí, covering his ears when Miss Gulch threatened to harm Toto. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z And why did I see them now as behind a veil that threatened to lift, stirred by the cold wind in the narrow street? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept slapping me harder and harder, and threatened to use a belt if l couldn’t deliver the right color. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When a strong enemy threatened an agricultural village, retreat meant giving up fields, houses and granaries. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That well-paved world appealed to him, and he missed it as his feet fell on uneven clumps of hardened dirt that threatened to twist his ankles. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z They had threatened in the past to do something to keep her away. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Louis Swift recalled his father’s strategy: “When...the strikes threatened his prosperity through no fault of his own, then he proceeded to do everything he could to break them.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But I also see Russ is wearing number 21—my number—and I can’t help but feel threatened. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As Germany grew more desperate for soldiers, some boys who refused to join were threatened with accusations of treason or even execution. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Hot tears threatened, but my grumbling stomach was more painful. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I trod the same ground over and over, repeating my lines until they threatened to choke me, each day seemed endless. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sugah,” Lillian cooed, “the reason the children know all those capitals is because you threatened to kill them if they didn’t learn them.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo was by nature opposed to any innovation that threatened to disrupt the normal course of affairs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They loved their comfortable lives and lashed out at anything that threatened this idyllic existence. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Mama, the one doing the beating, was really mad and threatened even more punishment. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Other species are slower, less nervous, seek protection in herds, stand their ground when threatened, and don’t run until necessary. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “President Snow personally threatened to have you killed,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “What an outcry there was! The Principal had me up and threatened to hand me the immediate sack. I’m a marked man.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He responded by kicking Reggie off the tennis team—in the middle of the season—and threatened to send Siobhan away for her last year of high school. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When Honeyman’s Patriot neighbors in Griggstown, New Jersey, heard about his escape, they rushed to his home and threatened to burn it down. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The troubled white audiences were confused, disturbed, felt themselves threatened. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She returns to her notes with smooth professionalism, as if she has not just threatened his life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Tears threatened again to fill his eyes, but he refused to let them come. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z After living his whole life free and unrestrained by anyone or anything, he found himself confined and threatened in a way he could never have imagined. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And he also told them that later their son acted aggressively and threatened him and then drove away—naked—before he or the sheriff’s office could figure out what had happened at the river. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z "Joffrey is as safe with me as he is with you," he assured her, "but so long as the boy feels threatened, he'll be more inclined to listen." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In moments of anger, one or the other often threatened divorce. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, they got so nasty with each other, I threatened to blister someone’s behind with my chancla if they said one more mean word to each other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when Bill got into mischief in the kitchen, Chew Wong scolded him, picked him up, and threatened to put him in the oven. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The Romans had already threatened Egyptian borders by seizing control of neighboring Syria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Only death consistently excites your emotions, whether contemplating it when life is safe and stale, or fleeing it when life is threatened and precious. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Booth then threatened Atzerodt, implying that he might as well kill Johnson, because if he didn’t, Booth would accuse him anyway and get him hanged. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, he had little contact with his parents after that, unless you count the time he threatened to come over and burn their house down with them inside. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Growing corn and nothing but corn has also damaged the soil of our farmlands, polluted the water, and threatened the health of all the creatures downstream. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The longing threatened to claw my insides raw. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Her presence was preceded by the smell of her perfume, something fruity and bubbly that threatened to choke Dimple with two hands. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Here, a black man pocketed Ann Atwater's money for that pitiful shack—and threatened to toss her family into the street because she had trouble making the rent. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And they threatened the women at the bazaar, including my mother. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z White threatened to fire the guards if they ever abused an inmate again. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The powerful magnets jolted the fourteen-ton vacuum tanks out of place, which threatened in turn to pull apart the superstructure of pipes, pumps, and cables. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The wind threatened to tear off the roof. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Although many of these antisuffrage sentiments may seem ludicrous to us today, they were taken seriously by those who felt threatened by the prospect of women attaining the ballot. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He turned to face the tree he had threatened earlier. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Dude, he threatened to break my neck and kill Thomas! The guy is mentally whacked, and you better send someone right now to throw him in the Slammer. He’s dangerous.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A Democratic alderman elected by the residents of Packingtown threatened escalated violence if the mayor did not take action: “We must defend ourselves if the city authorities won’t protect us.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z While I didn’t doubt he could have done the ghastly acts he threatened, it was but a rough kindness. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “We hear you’ve threatened to run us out of town,” White said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My mother covered the silence with talk about orchids, and Lucas couldn’t stop talking about his job if someone had threatened to bloody, bloody murder him if he said another word. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Other Lincoln haters threatened to assassinate him on the east front of the Capitol the moment he began to read his inaugural address. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Taran’s throat was parched, waves of dizziness threatened to drown him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “If you don’t, things might go rough on you,” Devine threatened quietly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have your location. Officers are on the way. Are you hurt? Are you being threatened?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Two hours later, after Mum Olga called her three times and threatened to leave without her, she declared herself perfect and departed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z How he’d threatened to expel Ocean if I didn’t break up with him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I could tell she felt threatened with how close I was keeping the match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Knowing Americans felt threatened, he’d been confident Congress would pass his bill. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There had been the rich man who was threatened with the needle's eye, and there had been the money changers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees edged in and threatened to claim the very road. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The principal threatened to have him arrested, but the students loved him. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all guards, he acted stern and unfriendly and often threatened to beat them if they did not work faster. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The folks at the boathouse threatened to call a policeman, but he went anyway. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Bebe had tried to tell them she only wanted to see her baby, but wasn’t sure now what she had said, if she had argued or threatened or raged or begged. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The grackles seemed to study what they had done and decided there was another ingredient, or perhaps a further dynamic that threatened to upset the order. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His hands, clenched into tight, angry fists, threatened at any moment to explode with purple rage into Jordan’s face. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The altar wobbled and threatened to overturn and the collection table sat at a rakish angle. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to back you up with any shotgun,” Nancy threatened. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was subjected to an elaborate admission process and given a beeper to activate if I was ever threatened or distressed while inside the prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Byrd painted the epithet “Communist” on everyone and everything that threatened to upend his view of “traditional” American customs and values, which included white supremacy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z One day she scored 35 goals before my team threatened to walk off the field. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z And while the ice was melting to form a flood in which I threatened to drown I awoke one afternoon to find that my first northern winter had set. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It stirred up the old anxiety and self-doubt that always threatened to bubble to the surface. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “It’s a lucky thing for you you’re too tough for stew,” I threatened that morning after she’d pulled her favorite trick once again. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z While the work was often exhausting, no one slapped, kicked, or punched Shin, and no one threatened him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Then he threatened to send over a couple of Sherpas from his team to “sort out” Ang Dorje with their fists. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Werfel could not believe that, on top of everything else, he now had to be threatened by one of Tenebrion’s most powerful noble families on account of Spurge’s bad behavior. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They also announced that the Arab armies had begun their threatened invasion. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She doesn’t even know to be threatened by me because why would she? Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z For the first time in a long time, an old haze threatened his vision. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z John hasn’t made a statement yet and he’s threatened to fire anyone who makes one for him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith threatened to harm Powhatan communities, including women and children, if the Powhatans did not provide the colony with food. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z They even threatened to stop talking to me if I got plastic surgery. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But I just get, I don’t know, threatened and feel pretty worthless every time he starts liking another girl. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Whittaker came to the cell and threatened to gag the women if they weren’t quiet. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z "A man chained hand and foot should keep a more courteous tongue in his mouth, ser. I did not come here to be threatened." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And now he was mine and I said we should not let our love be threatened. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Sorrow threatened to overwhelm him, and he didn’t want to be caught sobbing like a baby. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had threatened, but her threats had been received with stony faces and deaf ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he found out that my father was dead and that my mom was having problems, he threatened to sue for custody. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “They threatened me many times. You have taken my bullet. It should have been me.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Again the sewage threatened the city’s water supply. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Just got my life threatened, while lying flat on the sidewalk. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His message was crude and obvious: hook-nosed Jewish Communists threatened to take over the country. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z This didn’t bother him too much actually, but when he heard Grover was being charged again, in a case with a different judge, he threatened to testify unless Grover bought the property back. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “He threatened to sue your father for slander,” Miles Umlatt said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z This was of course a wild underestimate, but a radical notion nonetheless, and Buffon found himself threatened with excommunication for expressing it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Bottom: A peccary can be ferocious when threatened and makes a rattling sound by chattering its teeth to scare off predators. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Why did these listeners think that New Jersey had been invaded and their own lives threatened? Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Tam Lin often threatened to suck him—and the mess he deposited—up the vacuum cleaner. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “My life has been threatened, Mr. Poirot. Now, I’m a man who can take pretty good care of himself.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The mattering of it filled her up and she threatened to burst with it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “What’s worse—the cowards didn’t just threaten Coach Dub and the boys. They threatened—” Her voice caught. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When General Clinton threatened to kill him and cut his stomach open, Taylor agreed to take another dose of medicine and once again vomited up the ball. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at Ralph, his thin body tensed, his spear held as if he threatened him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The fiddler crab is not the only creature of tidal marsh and estuary to be threatened by pesticides; others of more obvious importance to man are endangered. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z All of the train’s braking and acceleration came in jerks and shuddering decelerations that threatened to throw them off their perches. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But you could not row at all if your shell sank, and as November of 1934 wore on, the water was so rough that it continually threatened to swamp the boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Taking our cue from the courageous civil rights advocates who brazenly refused to defend themselves, marching unarmed past white mobs that threatened to kill them, we, too, must be the change we hope to create. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Thus, instead of a way out for Bloom, Linda threatened to reaffirm the roots he badly wanted to destroy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As the buildings rose, the architects spotted flaws in their designs but found the forward crush of work so overwhelming, it threatened to leave the flaws locked in stone, or at least staff. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z No little lady who threatened destruction to a man the night before. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He was a slave, and he had been threatened with a beating for doing something wrong. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z And his heart told him something else that the boy had never noticed: it told the boy of dangers that had threatened him, but that he had never perceived. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Men cannot be threatened into the kind of fight they will have to put up to win. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In time I began to be more amused than revolted by what they threatened. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z And then their twelve-year-old, Dewey’s namesake, had gone into the yard to burn rubbish and started a blaze that had threatened the neighborhood. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She teased him because it was all so pretty and melodic, and "in the same phylum as Hall and Oates," and he threatened to evict her from his room. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It was shadowy and dreadful, and yet it called to him and threatened him and challenged him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Vaguely he threatened her with whipping if she did not obey him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It must have been a good two hours, and would, Kit suspected, have been much longer had not the minister’s voice grown increasingly hoarse till it threatened to fail altogether. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It is usually dangerous only when what it is guarding is threatened. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears threatened to erase the aloofness of their authority. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They draw back like I just threatened to spit poison at them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Infected, they mingled with the civilian population and threatened to start an epidemic. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z They flooded across Opium to the border of the United States until that government threatened to put El Patron out of business. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he threatened to fall behind, the knight would seize his fetters and yank them roughly, sending the dwarf stumbling and hopping along beside him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Vervain in his time had encountered any number of prisoners who, before they died, had cursed or threatened him, not uncommonly with supernatural vengeance, much as Bigwig had cursed Woundwort in the storm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They were also threatened by his dedication to black causes to the detriment of their own. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "He threatened to beat up the Tamil children?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And then, barely a week later, a single rogue agent pulled a thread that threatened to unravel Stalin's carefully woven net. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Old and crippled, she sat in the shade with a switch and threatened them with gory murder if they happened to misbehave right in front of her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I have been threatened with axes, chainsaws, diseases, and insects. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Though it had been experimenting with other philosophies for several centuries, when threatened with schism it turned orthodox once again. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Before they made it off the dance floor, the room filled with a thundering beat that threatened to blow the rickety old sound system to pieces. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The infinite threatened to make all motion impossible, while the void threatened to smash the nutshell universe into a thousand flinders. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Once more, she was looking into the eyes of the woman who had beaten her, threatened her, bought her once, and then sold her again and again. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His head was misshapen, one cheek grotesquely swollen, his neck so engorged with blood that it threatened to swallow his face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This one battle to patent radioactive salt threatened to extinguish all this goodwill, slowing down the propagation of the cyclotron if not halting it altogether. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When her attempt to abort herself failed and the doctor threatened her, she gave up that method. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They threatened that bad things would happen to our entire community if anyone proceeded to push ahead with this. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I threatened to cut them off without a cent until I remembered they already controlled my money. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was all very confusing to Clevinger, who began vibrating in terror as the colonel surged to his feet like a gigantic belch and threatened to rip his stinking, cowardly body apart limb from limb. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I asked Aunt Maggie why he kept the gun so close to him and she told me that men had threatened to kill him, white men . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Rafe held up his hands and looked around like Grace had just threatened him with a gun and told him to empty the register. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the middle of the night, Danny showed up hammered, and threatened to take Mitchell. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As black residents paced outside the church, they ranted and threatened. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Once, the local director of la migra threatened to lock up the priest for several years on smuggling charges if he didn’t bar migrants from entering his church. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z With Lucas, I could be my insecure shell of a man and not feel threatened. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z It was Myron, six weeks ago, who had threatened to take me away from her if she didn’t agree to intensive rehabilitation. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The ugly gray sky of the morning of March 4, 1865, threatened to spoil the great day. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So they threatened you with a gun to get you to to? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z An overwhelming sense of loss threatened to swallow him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "The Rooster" is what Paul calls himself when he's feeling threatened. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But the kidnapper found him, and threatened to kill them both. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Now the old fears returned and threatened to strangle me, to sink me back in that horrible pit of depression I’d spent years struggling to climb out of. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It should be fine. It’s only threatened to blow up once.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The people, threatened with starvation, forced the King to yield and permit the boy’s death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after Lysa locked him in one of her sky cells and threatened him with her moon door, he had still denied it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But even this was forgotten when the other enemies threatened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A wave of cold sickness threatened to engulf him again; he leaned back into the lumpy seat and closed his eyes until they had passed the gates. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The first time the office was threatened the caller had made racist remarks about the need to teach us a lesson. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Company guards threatened, thrashed, and sometimes shot striking miners. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z We knew this because we hit him in it once the year before, and he yelped in pain and threatened to spank us. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Since the day she’d gone to get her operation, she’d felt the massive weight of the city looming over her, and had learned firsthand how much places like the Smoke threatened people like Dr. Cable. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I’d been mocked and threatened many times now, cut down for being black, female, and vocal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I want to make it clear that you need to report any other events of this type to the school immediately. If you’re threatened, and you’re not at school, call 911.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z What began as a tense standoff between the two superpowers now threatened to spiral into an actual nuclear conflict. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They looked like soft marbles, pink shooters striated with red, inside of which an orange/yellow liquid gleamed and threatened to ooze out if the outer membrane broke. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Even as she spoke, he appeared, terrible to behold, and threatened to crush the ship with rocks if they drew nearer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The one time I did—and it was only hyperbole—Dad freaked out and threatened to send me to a hospital. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He tells the officers that a dealer wanting money had threatened to kill Tania. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Men muttered in small cabals or threatened one another by the fireside, cutting each other with their eyes and hissing, vaunting superiority in their familiarity with the Unseen. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps if he only threatened to tell what he knew... The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The guys, as other officers had noted, were just doing what we’d been taught to do inside prison when one of us was threatened: respond en masse. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hate, rather than the pain in his ankle, that threatened to overwhelm him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z For that city, and the name it was destined to carry, symbolized the conspiracy that threatened, so Jefferson and his followers thought, all that Virginia stood for. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Despite the blessing of a glorious summer day, the whole of Mossflower was doom-laden with an awful tension that threatened to burst upon the captives seated on the grass. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They called him a demon and threatened him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A wave of loss threatened to engulf him; he curled his fingers into fists, feeling his nails pressing into his palms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You’ve got no reason to trust me after our prior dealings, I understand, but Joey, well, he’s a good person and these are guys I used to know and it’s your grandmother they threatened.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z An older boy, with fuzz on his upper lip, came up behind the one who threatened me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Not being threatened by Uncle C in a nightmare. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We stood in the dark and cold for hours; we were counted, counted again, randomly abused—verbally, physically, or both—threatened, counted again, and finally assigned to work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The numbness of the initial assault now faded, the bruise deepened into my skin, along with an anger so hot, it threatened to burn me alive. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We would ride down villains who robbed stagecoaches or in other ways threatened damsels in distress, whom we could save and, of course, never kiss, but ride off at the end of our imagination. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If Grace thought she was the first person who had threatened to put her in the trunk for being a brat on a car trip, she had another think coming. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I guess I wasn’t exactly what she’d had in mind, a dainty daughter to help her bail against the rising tide of the rough-and-tumble boyish energy that always threatened to engulf the house. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The coldness threatened to spread up from his stomach. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Sudden tears threatened—what was wrong with him lately?—and he knuckled his eyes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At any time her husband might have threatened to eat her. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The teachers’ security council gave a few kids detention and we were all threatened with serious repercussions if the combat continued. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Then, dropping the wallet on Juanita’s lap, I closed my eyes and fought past the raw, agonizing emotions that threatened to overwhelm me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Back then, the Doctorita’s education probably impressed him more than threatened him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My sisters and I threatened to run away from Du Barry once. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In Lacks Town, Joe drank all day, picked fights with his cousins, and threatened to kill several of them, including Cootie. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Only one woman, practically threatened, dared take him to her room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And not in the way that the world opened up to Primadonna when she threatened to run away with her new boyfriend if I didn’t let her go on dates with him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I kind of figured that out when you threatened to lock me in the trunk,” Maya scoffed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I can tell. He only threatened to behead me twice.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Calling them unfit parents, the Nazis threatened to take away their children. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The DA initially threatened an attempted murder charge for what went down in the SUV with Kerns and me, but Dave’s lawyers were too good to let that stick. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “No. I’ve never been threatened before. And I was so scared for you. Why didn’t you just stay quiet?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Observations on several flocks of sheep and a herd of beef cattle are indicative of the poisoning and death that threatened livestock as well. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She told us about how she tried to bribe the officers into letting her friends go, but they threatened to kill her. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z People whose history and future were threatened each day by extinction considered that it was only by divine intervention that they were able to live at all. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The pastry man threatened to break down the door. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Hoover hadn’t forgotten that Comstock had criticized the bureau and had threatened to turn Senator Curtis against him—which made Comstock, in Hoover’s eyes, a malicious rat. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The water by this time was a chaos of whitecaps that threatened to swamp and capsize his tiny craft. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His mouth threatened to smile, and then, didn’t. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They say that once when things got out of hand at the rodeo and the crowd threatened an official, the sheriff took care of it himself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The rising volume of noise threatened to push his panic over the edge, but he knew he was treading on fragile ground with Trina. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The breaches threatened the lives of agents and created insidious doubts, with officials questioning each other’s loyalty. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His family was asleep in the bunk bed that the store had now threatened to repossess. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Thorn and Seven ran through the night, the winter wind howling as it whipped their cloaks and threatened to send their witch’s hats into the Boggy Crone River. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The officer called him a liar, and threatened to arrest him for obstruction of justice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a stranger threatened to damage Wilson’s car in a confrontation over a free spot, so Wilson switched to the subway. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The school bus drivers threatened to go on strike. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The loaders grumbled at the boys for not having laid the hay properly and threatened to tan them when they caught them, if they got left behind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Cursing like a madman, he threatened them with such punishment and vengeance that they could only respond with laughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And a federal judge threatened to arrest anyone who spoke in support of the union, whether “in their homes or on the streets.” Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z A world where guys who look like me and probably liked the Phantom movie, too, can dance next to other guys who probably liked Phantom and not get threatened or assaulted. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He called the rumors “absurd” and threatened to send anyone who spread such rumors about the killing and burning of people to a concentration camp. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He worried that his wife’s taking such a radical stand could harm his political future, so he encouraged Elizabeth to drop the proposal and threatened to leave town if she read the resolution. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z A dark undertow threatened to pull her under, down to the horrible truth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Informed by Bradbury that his role would be limited to “coordinating” with Holloway, an infuriated Teller again threatened to resign. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z If it was up to me, I wouldn’t even be in school, but he threatened me, telling me that it was either Wilson or boot camp. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z We’d just finished eating when the rain that had threatened all morning blew in over the mountains in heavy black thunderheads. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He had stopped a man wearing a beret and asked for a cigarette, but the man had threatened to have him arrested. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Antoninus had shamefully put to death that centurion’s brother, and he threatened the man every day, yet he kept him as a bodyguard. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I picked up one of the boots and threatened to throw it at him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “You’ve known him for five years and he’s hardly looked at you. He threatened to shave your eyebrows off! He’s an obstacle, Celia! One you need to remove.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A growing anxiety that already had filled him, and now threatened to overflow. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He threatened to leave me if I got involved with your group.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lying, and Tad was going to prove that he wasn’t wrong for feeling threatened. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "You girls are going to drive me crazy!" she threatened, if they kept nagging. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the Federalists whom Adams chose for his cabinet—he retained Washington’s advisers, his biggest blunder—had threatened to resign en masse if Adams tried to implement his bipartisan strategy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “What has he done? Has he openly threatened you?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She did not seem to care about anything, not even when they threatened to throw her out the window. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He had reached that point in existence where he wasn’t afraid to hurt anyone who threatened his only source of meaning, his love for himself. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I also heard they threatened you for defending me.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Then suddenly I felt a huge pleasure—and something else, something more complicated that threatened to make me burst into tears. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Something irreducibly human, or male, threatened the order of their household, and Briony knew that unless she helped her sister, they would all suffer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Usually when Gramps cussed like this, Gram threatened to go back to the egg man. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She put three spoons of sugar in her coffee and, holding the spoon in the cup with her thumb so that the handle threatened to puncture her eyeball, she slurped a bit more. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Peck turns and I run at him because Mateo’s life is threatened. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Her hands were shaking so hard, the coffee threatened to fall to the ground. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As Voldemort’s anger throbbed inside him, Harry’s scar threatened to burst with pain, and he wrenched his mind back to his own body, fighting to remain present as the prisoners were pushed over gravel. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I cannot accept seeing my son’s life threatened every moment by the presence of Indians, more than that of any other member since his canoe goes at the head of the expedition.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Get out of that window, or you’re going to join your sister down here pulling weeds,” Mr. Trepid threatened. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z When I made it halfway up the stairs, Madam yelled at me for airing the bed linen on a day that threatened rain. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The weight of their expectations threatened to crush me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Is that the time you threatened to push me into the Thames?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Her mother had once threatened her with being sent to the orphanage when she was naughty. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Dad said it’d be okay, but he sounded like my mother had threatened him, and if he’d been here and not somewhere in Africa he would’ve told me what he really thought. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Had Zero threatened him in some way, too? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Calculus was the very language of nature, yet its very fabric was infused with zeros and infinities that threatened to destroy the new tool. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Something bigger than him threatened to flatten Rishi, something bigger than all of them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She attempted to paddle in the afternoon, but the oar threatened to slip out of her fingers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But Matt still fought against the dullness that threatened to overwhelm him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jorge had threatened to kill his son-in-law if he dared show his face in Santa Teresa del Mar. But Celia could see that Hugo was in a mood to test his limits. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His own daughter, he said, thought a man on his phone had threatened to kill her. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’m going to hang up on you, Jam threatened, laughing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Once he pushed back his hood, I saw that he had a smooth brown face, dimples that threatened to pull out a wide smile, and tight curly hair so black it shone. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Brown threatened not only to abolish segregation in public schools, but also, by implication, the entire system of legalized discrimination in the South. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z At first I feel threatened, because she attacked me in the arena. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He loved his son no matter how he behaved toward him, and he knew I could do as I threatened. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The female mathematicians’ job security wasn’t immediately threatened by the machines, but Dorothy Vaughan perceived that mastering the machine would be the key to long-term career stability. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As Chapter Eleven had intended when he threatened to dodge the draft, Father Mike was heading for Canada! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Or would it be the belief that every life was sacred, and that MDR potentially threatened more lives than any other infectious disease? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z What if they’re all messengers, like me, and they’re all threatened and desperate just to get through what they have to do to survive? I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We booed the other team, we booed the other coach, we booed the other fans, the referees—whatever threatened our perfect season, we booed it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Mr. Griswald, you’ve admitted this was all your idea and that you threatened your friend, Mr. Tyler, compelling him into committing the act with you.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes he threatened to record me, he told me he’d play it back for me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cherokee confederacy was thus formed not by conquest but by the amalgamation of previously jealous smaller entities, which merged only when threatened with destruction by powerful external forces. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She and her friend Herminia burned votive candles in the nursery until the doctor threatened to throw them both out of the hospital. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But Robert and Kyle threatened to call the fire department because it was a waste of water and taxpayer money, they said. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Mutual Welfare League-style reforms threatened the entrenched power of certain inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I got in my car with the sinking realization that if everyone who tried to help us on this case was going to be threatened, it would be very difficult to prove Walter's innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t think it’s safe for you to be in this part of town. She threatened to fire me for even bringing you here.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The threatened prosecution of aliens also backfired on the Federalists, when Irish immigrants in New York and Germans in Pennsylvania, formerly staunch supporters of the Adams administration, went over to the Republicans in droves. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Momma and Dad had threatened to send Byron to Grandma Sands about a million times but we never thought it would happen. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, I’m sure you’d run too if you were always threatened or beat up because you were different. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z We hadn’t gotten a tree and, as threatened, I didn’t get any presents. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Other pateros were threatened with death when they tried to cross clients in the area. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Can you believe that Julian phoned Channing Williams, my wicked predecessor, and threatened to quit unless she was moved?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Heck, the wrong person in question had threatened to turn him into a dolphin. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Cornell crept up behind them and briefly threatened but then fell back. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Moore’s actions, however, threatened to upset this delicate balance. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The taste threatened to gag her, but she made her-self chew and swallow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z What made me realize that I should slow down on my wild streak is when Ms. Gruwell threatened to kick me out of the Freedom Writers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They bombed his house and threatened his life by mail and telephone. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The She Elephant swore and threatened, but the animal ordered his owner to put Tendai down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He began to walk away as the trembling blackness threatened to crush Annabeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “If you do, you are in danger of losing all the gains you have made,” Stewart threatened them. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, some growers’ associations, threatened by the return of interned farmers, had been using the war as a way to foment hostile feelings in the major farming areas. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z My trips up and down the stairs continued until my knees threatened to fold up and quit, bringing dishes down, carrying more delicacies and hot drinks up. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t say it did, but it could explain Brian’s decision if he felt threatened.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I now risked dying from oxygen toxicity, as the excessively high amount of oxygen threatened to burn up my nervous system, lungs, and eyes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The experience of possessing them lasted for less than a day and it threatened him with speedy death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been threatened with death and warned many times to leave, but he had wanted to hold on a while longer to amass more money. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His approach had been to offer me a drink, and when that had failed he had threatened; he had tried flattery, and when that had failed he had hinted at expulsion. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Jefferson had reliable evidence that Talleyrand had threatened to leak news of his previous peace initiative, thereby requiring Adams to reciprocate. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The headmaster had threatened me with death by in-school suspension if anything bad, embarrassing, or even mildly entertaining happened on this trip. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But I didn’t want to hear any of it, and the wind, allying itself with me, threatened the chinaberry tree outside the back door. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For three days rain had threatened, but not a drop had fallen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He threatened to come right over to my house if I didn’t agree. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He threatened that if I told anyone he would kill me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z And all the while, Mel told her that though most people were threatened by those who were different, not everyone was so shortsighted. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They waited in their chairs until the pearls came in, and then they cackled and fought and shouted and threatened until they reached the lowest price the fisherman would stand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z His yelling threatened to wake up one-year-old Nikki, and Joy tried to shush him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There he lifted us high as breaking waves threatened to knock us down. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a man who distilled his own wine three rooms down—he used mess hall rice and canned apricot juice—they heard him weeping late on their third night while his wife threatened him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Apparently, Lynds had heard of an angry inmate who had threatened to kill him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was before Zero threatened you and other players.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He recalled that the cranky foreman had threatened to unleash vicious guard dogs, and he assumed they were the ones that bit Mullet Fingers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The bees threatened to overtake my mind again, their wings beating quickly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He had disrupted commencement ceremonies by deliberately wearing a gold cap and gown, and the principal had threatened to bar him unless he changed into the mandated blue ones. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sissy threatened the girl’s mother with arrest if she didn’t treat the girl better. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When threatened, the Lobalug contracts its venom sac, blasting the attacker with poison. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One reader became so furious when journalist Nelson Dunstan switched his allegiance from Seabiscuit to War Admiral that he threatened to attack him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He missed two days of school until finally Lillian ordered him to school and threatened to spank him if he did not comply with her order. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet most of those in the march seemed relieved that they would not find themselves threatened—some for a second time—by the whips and clubs of “Alabama’s storm troopers.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She realized now that her father wouldn’t really stand behind her and hold her eyes open, as he had threatened. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z At one point, Steve, who was older than the rest of us, put down his shovel and was immediately threatened by Kleynhans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sahil made a motion for his wallet, but I threatened him with bodily harm and he laughed and surrendered. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Anya’s stomach threatened to empty itself, and she was afraid to open her mouth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But it was also clear that an all-round increase in wealth threatened the destruction—indeed, in some sense was the destruction—of a hierarchical society. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z On the few occasions he did go, he threatened to throw himself overboard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “That explains why you threatened him with your riding crop,” Wilem said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was not a child in either country that at one time or another was not, when misbehaving very badly, threatened with abandonment in the Fire Swamp. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The giant would lash out violently when threatened, and those huge hands were strong enough to rip a man apart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His hatred of her slimed in his stomach and threatened to become vomit. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The half-men watched the people and Nailer watched them, putting his hands up against the boards as more waves threatened to shove him into the wood. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Several times during the missile crisis, accidents or misunderstandings threatened to trigger a sudden nuclear incident. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He’s the only one who doesn’t watch—he threatened to take it all away from me again when I suggested he was missing a fabulous show. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Tenorio threatened with his fist, “for what you have said to shame my daughters and my good name in front of those men, I will see you dead!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That other time the air had seemed to vibrate with heat; but now it threatened. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Dad threatened me with taking over the family farm, so I decided I’d try some of that college stuff,” explains Baird. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They were inclined to be taciturn before the sun came, only making occasional remarks, or crying their single wam- ing-note if danger threatened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mo put a protective arm around her shoulders, as if Basta had threatened her rather than him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You could be sued for that,” he threatened from the floor. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That same year the Nazis threatened to close his factory if he didn't switch from producing enamelware to making armaments. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “But a little while ago, I got upset when someone threatened my mom and...I’m not sure if I consciously meant to do what I did, but it wasn’t good.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Bit back the tears that had threatened all day. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He squatted down and began to pull the first of a thousand noxious shoots that threatened the cucumber plants so precious to Min’s wife. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z As their demands increased, upping the ante, so to speak, Bloom’s temper threatened to flare. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the writer also threatened to choke me to death.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When the soldiers were changing shifts early on a rainy Sunday evening, September 11, one of them did what others had threatened. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Union leaders threatened to organize unions worldwide to oppose the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Behind-the-scenes maneuverings by Hamilton threatened to propel Pinckney past Adams, though Hamilton claimed that his chief goal was to knock Jefferson out altogether. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Or this one: He threatened to more than double her rent. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had taken a job as a secretary and was living at home because her father had threatened to disown her if she moved out on her own. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Without the engine, houses to the west were threatened. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z My dad threatened to kill the father—he was so much older than I was. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He was very happy, he wrote and in belligerently underlined words threatened that he intended to stay that way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The same principle would also prolong the harsh realities of life for poor blacks like Ann Atwater, let alone for the equally poor, and increasingly threatened, whites like C. P. Ellis. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was innocent, he claimed, and yet he was made to parade through the halls naked and threatened with being put in a mental institution. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And if the Nhambiquara ever felt threatened or betrayed, they settled the matter by killing the person. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z When a cave-in threatened, or actually occurred, when delicately measured explosives were being laid down, when a difficult seam was hit.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The chief danger that threatened them, he said, was that they might do some injury to the oxen of the Sun when they reached the island where they lived. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, parents who prevented their children from joining the Hitler Youth were threatened with heavy prison sentences. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Only after I threatened to rip out the stitches in the side of my head did they finally tell me what Miles had done. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The warden threatened that if Alice Paul did not end her hunger strike she would be transferred to Saint Elizabeth’s Insane Asylum. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But it was also the political problem with the deepest social and economic roots in the new nation, so that removing it threatened to disrupt the fragile union just as it was congealing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The strain threatened to pop her elbows from their sockets. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Judge Taylor caught her at it one day and threatened her with a bench warrant. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The altercation threatened to descend into an acrimonious civil war, and I did my best to prevent a rupture. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei’s feet lost all feeling, and her legs threatened to go limp with each step. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When your own life is threatened, your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I choked back the hysteria that threatened to explode, but a small giggle managed to get out despite my efforts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “She told me that because I was driving her crazy. She threatened to apply for Elsewhere.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She accepted it with fulsome thanks; it was lovely to behold, and all that burnished copper would flash prettily in the sun, though if actual battle threatened, she would sooner be clad in steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was threatened and hounded by anonymous callers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Xuma felt threatened by our delegation and strongly objected to a Youth League constitution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Small wonder that it had been hundreds of years since they last threatened the Vale with anything beyond an occasional raid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My legs made me work for each step, and my stomach threatened to throw up the little breakfast I’d had. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘He had rebelled against my commands, and threatened death to Gríma in my hall.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Occasionally he threatened to make Mr. Larson change rooms—but there was really no other room he could move to. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Handed down from her own mother, Conor’s grandma had threatened for years to take it on Antiques Roadshow to get it valued. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “But I think it’s troublesome for the country that there is surveillance of citizens, and that the right of privacy is being threatened.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Browned photographs leered or threatened from the walls and the white, freshly done curtains pushed against themselves and against the wind. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So many of his men had fallen that their dead horses threatened to dam the flow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mommy ignored them all, unless the insults threatened her children, at which time she would turn and fight back like an alley cat, hissing, angry, and fearless. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easy to Know them, fluttering about with extended, protecting wings when any harm, real or imaginary, threatened their precious brood. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Say the thief had offered lots of money, promised that the cause was honorable, and—last but not least—threatened their life if they showed the letter to anyone else. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But as it happened, a central tenet of life in the Klan—and of terrorism in general—is that most of the threatened violence never goes beyond the threat stage. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “That is what everybody would like to know. If they won’t come, the Prime Minister has threatened to ask Mr. Khrushchev for help.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She threatened to put him in jail and I was on restriction twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week—possibly forever. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The grumbling yak drivers thrashed their animals to force them onward and threatened to turn around. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As might be expected, throwing open the doors of any school to every freshman in Chicago threatened to create bedlam. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Tendai had his legs hooked around an old chimney as he cut away the wisteria vine- that threatened to topple it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A new race to build nuclear weapons pushed America and the Soviet Union toward a standoff that threatened not just the two superpowers but the entire world. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The Gestapo had threatened to shoot him if he talked. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her exposed thigh—like her breasts, which threatened to spill out of the top of the dress—was full, well rounded, flawlessly white, and heartbreaking in its vulnerability. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Hippasus had revealed a secret that was deadly to the Greek way of thinking, a secret that threatened to undermine the entire philosophy that the brotherhood had struggled to build. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Flux’s smile grew to a width that threatened to split his head in two. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In Du Bois’s view, Washington’s public statements arguing that poor education and bad choices were responsible for the plight of former slaves ignored the damage wrought by caste and threatened to rationalize the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The two started arguing, and when Ivy threatened to punch June in the face, Joe jumped between them, calmly telling Ivy he would do no such thing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “You can protect other buildings that are threatened,” the young scythe said, “but you’ll let this entire compound burn to the ground.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He was pushing through a world of invisible pine sap that threatened to smother him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Zoos are conducting similar breeding programs for many other threatened species, including gorillas and rhinos. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Those terrible Germans have oppressed and threatened us for so long that the thought of friends and salvation means everything to us! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A memory came to her, undiminished after so many years, of the day Aunty Uju's General died, how Aunty Uju had threatened his relatives. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For the second time on the very same day, tears threatened. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned slowly, freezing in place when the bones threatened to shift, then moving again, aiming toward where he thought the nearest edge lay. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember your instructions!” the high school girl threatened us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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