Sentence examples for could be threatening from inspiring English sources

Authorities opened two new family detention facilities in Texas, even though attorneys and human rights groups have warned that the detentions could be threatening the well-being of women and children who have already faced trauma.

I knew the city could be threatening.

Sister Van Baalen said they could be "threatening" to other inmates or might make them feel "uncomfortable".

Similarly, shrapnel near Mahdi's heart, a centimeter from his aorta, could be threatening if the body does not begin to form scar tissue around it.

It may be that goth is timeless because it was never fully accepted as cool – what, then, could be threatening about exaggerated makeup?

Mr Shkreli has been seeking to push back against both scorn, and allegations that he could be threatening the health of people with potentially deadly diseases by increasing the cost of treatment by up to 5,000 per cent.

Beyond psychological risks, we could be threatened.

Russian ports in the region could be threatened with sanctions.

He said some colonies of marine turtles could be threatened.

And it warns the effectiveness of the testing programme could be threatened by government cuts.

She also suggested that China's Persian Gulf oil supplies could be threatened by a nuclear Iran.