under threat

idiom

: by someone who has been threatened with harm

an action done under threat

Examples of under threat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But in 1982, long after Nixon left office under threat of impeachment, the court ruled in his favor in Nixon v. Fitzgerald, a civil case brought by an Air Force analyst who said he was fired in 1970 in retaliation for his criticism of cost overruns. —

Adam Liptak, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 Animals were under threat of hunger, dehydration, ticks and fleas, diseases and of course humans' abuse. —

Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024 The workers were delivering food to besieged Palestinians in Gaza, many of which are under threat of famine. —

Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024 The vibe on the river has changed too, as people live under threat of punishment. —

Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024 At the same time, the novel is also under threat, as the forces of anti-intellectualism and authoritarianism seek to ban books and curtail freedom of expression. —

The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024 The company warned that its pending takeover of Hess may be under threat. Cryptocurrency prices have also been running higher. —

Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024 Now, Mulrooney, 53, is worried his charity's main income source is under threat from a bill Kentucky lawmakers rushed through at the end of this year's legislative session. —

The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024 That progress is under threat as more and more bosses order their staffers back to the office, in some cases up to five days a week. —

Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024

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