She briefly closed her eyes, breathing in the scent of him, battling the tears that suddenly threatened her control.

For Argentina, an already disastrous economic crisis is suddenly threatening to become even more calamitous.

As the visitor turned back to face Elaine, his knee suddenly threatened to give way.

Kate knew the emotions suddenly threatening to swamp her were out of proportion, but she didn't seem able to pull them back.

Margaret tried to ignore the feeling of helplessness that suddenly threatened to overwhelm her.

But when such events suddenly threaten (or spare) one's own life, questions occur, so to speak, in the first person.

After a steady climb in the opinion polls, the race was suddenly threatening to slip away.

Night-blind, I marched at the heart of the formation, ready to rush to any quarter suddenly threatened.

Did he suddenly threaten to tear up oil contracts with British and French companies'.

He glanced over at Eric once more, and found a point of focus for the anger that was suddenly threatening to boil over inside him.