become threatening
Frequency: 7.510.1 per million words
to start to be threatening
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Examples (10)
- The situation began to become threatening after the protests started.
- His tone of voice suddenly became threatening.
- The dark clouds on the horizon were becoming threatening.
- As the crowd grew larger, the atmosphere became increasingly threatening.
- Without intervention, the dispute could easily become threatening.
- She felt the man's gaze become threatening as she refused his offer.
- The dog's growl became more threatening with each step I took.
- We must act now before the global warming crisis becomes truly threatening.
- He noticed her posture become threatening when he mentioned the money.
- The once playful banter had become distinctly threatening.