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Example sentences for "threateningly"

Lexicographically close words:
threaten; threatened; threatenest; threateneth; threatening; threatenings; threatens; threatned; threatning; threats
  1. These old planks were not secured in any way, and moved threateningly when anything came in contact with them.

  2. The entire vehicle cracked when her ponderous weight fell upon the old bench, and Amity scowled threateningly at her black, shiny face.

  3. Bitter need and passionate longing gazed defiantly, beseechingly, and threateningly at the people who crowded round the window.

  4. Saying this, they looked threateningly on Pan Skshetuski and his companions.

  5. The Cossacks, feeling encouraged, burst into laughter; but Hmelnitski looked threateningly at them, and they grew silent again.

  6. It was surrounded by precipitous cliffs, which hung threateningly over the water and whose sides were so thickly covered with bushes and trees that the rays of the sun could not penetrate through them.

  7. As the skipper spoke he raised a club and shook it threateningly at the boat's crew.

  8. He stared threateningly at Diocletian, at the multitude cynically anticipating the punishment of the contumacious Christians.

  9. Again her heart roared threateningly and she was forced to sit on a chair to catch her breath.

  10. They glanced threateningly around them, as if seeking a concealed enemy.

  11. Their attention was wholly given to Barbarina and Cocceji, whose eyes were ever fixed threateningly upon his shrinking neighbor.

  12. She hastened to leave it; but, as she passed by me, she raised her arms to heaven, then extended them threateningly toward me.

  13. Threateningly she raised her arms toward heaven, and her lips murmured unintelligible words of cursing or oaths of vengeance.

  14. Her great burning eyes wandered threateningly and questioningly over the saloon; then, raising her lovely head proudly, she stepped back.

  15. Brittler poised his club threateningly over the prostrate Stevens.

  16. For a moment the bowsprit of the latter seesawed threateningly along the jibstay of the smaller craft.

  17. He looked almost threateningly at the man whom he addressed.

  18. On the pedestal of a marble statue opposite to him stood the man he had recognized at the Scala, who pointed threateningly at him, and Benedetto, wild with rage, pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired at Monte-Cristo.

  19. One of the pandours pressed the muzzle of his gun against Aslitta's forehead and threateningly said: "Do not stir or I will blow your brains out.

  20. With a roaring crash a section of the building thirty yards across went back and down, leaving the massive roof to sag threateningly on its battered truss-work.

  21. He seemed to be beckoning to them, his huge dull eyes glaring threateningly at the same moment.

  22. As he came suddenly around an abrupt bend in the path, he found before him a long, low, narrow cabin, built snugly under a beetling cliff which hung threateningly over the gorge.

  23. He showed a frightful array of teeth and growled threateningly at the visitor, who constantly shifted his position in order to keep Jack’s burly form between himself and the savage beast.

  24. We rapidly drew near to the island, and its rocks became higher and looked threateningly dark and dangerous.

  25. Now and then the clouds were lighted up by quivering lightning, and the thunder growled heavily and threateningly in the north.

  26. The lumbering camel is quickly overtaken, however, and the gallant but apprehensive rider makes a stand and threateningly waves me away.

  27. Laura did not move, but her dark eyebrows were knit so threateningly that Mr. Hummel could not help perceiving it.

  28. Having vented his rage upon the hapless fence, he took up his position beneath the tree, rumbling threateningly and tearing up the ground with his sharp hoofs, one blow of which would have instantly killed the man.

  29. Now the first comer believed the feast to be his by right of discovery and therefore advanced threateningly upon the intruder.

  30. The hair stiffened along his back while a growl grew in his throat, rumbled threateningly and broke forth into a volley of shrill barks.

  31. He raised his cane threateningly as he spoke.

  32. At the mention of Uncle Billy's name Old Simon's smile vanished and he advanced threateningly toward the boy, striking his cane repeatedly on the floor.

  33. One of them laid his hand threateningly on President Molé's arm.


  34. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "threateningly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.