Examples of 'were threatened' in a sentence
Meaning of "were threatened"
were threatened: To be subjected to a possible harm or danger due to an intimidating action or statement. This phrase is commonly used to describe situations where a person or a group of people faced the risk of experiencing harm or danger
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were threatened
Those who resisted were threatened and illtreated.
Scrupulous investigators working on his case were threatened.
Many of the species were threatened and were declining.
They felt that their businesses were threatened.
They were threatened with death if they spoke.
Many developing countries were threatened with marginalization.
Staff were threatened with disciplinary action or worse.
Forgive me that you were threatened just now.
People were threatened to death by the security forces.
This is hell with which you were threatened.
When you were threatened with jail time.
I believe you or your family were threatened to sell.
The arrested were threatened with severe punishment.
I heard you and your family were threatened.
Some passengers were threatened and some beaten.
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Members of international humanitarian organisations were threatened.
Those who refused were threatened with violence.
We were threatened but we refused to go back to work.
Most asserted they were threatened by the police.
Some were threatened with violence to ensure compliance.
International elections observers were threatened and harassed.
They were threatened with deportation if they refused.
Iranian nationals were threatened with arrest.
You were threatened by everything about her.
Not long after they were threatened with eviction.
They were threatened and their home was ransacked.
The men in the hospitals were threatened by what she was doing.
They were threatened not to cooperate with the cops.
Millions of sea birds were threatened by this oil slick.
They were threatened to be hanged if they failed in bringing a tiger.
Hundreds of thousands were threatened by actual hunger.
Some were threatened by people close to the ruling party.
Those who had been arrested were threatened at the prison.
Both were threatened with death if they talked.
They later claimed they were threatened and robbed.
Til we were threatened to be driven out of the.
Selda met women who were threatened to death.
And we were threatened with treason if we ever talked about it.
Several cartoonists were threatened with death.
They were threatened with physical harm.
Citizens who commented on their illegitimate measures were threatened.
Were those who were threatened by his efforts to do something.
Vega must have been killedjust after we were threatened by thatjudge.
Farm animals were threatened with starvation because.
They would complain if they were threatened.
The constipated were threatened with ingenious tortures.
When his family or his beloved forest were threatened.
They said they were threatened if they refused.
You were until your vines were threatened.
Perhaps they were threatened by my skill set.
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A data bank for threatened species is being developed
Threatened by overfishing for international trade
The fire marshal threatened to shut me down
