diff --git a/src/genai_utils/sentence_linking.py b/src/genai_utils/sentence_linking.py
index a3bb145..81d24ad 100644
--- a/src/genai_utils/sentence_linking.py
+++ b/src/genai_utils/sentence_linking.py
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 
 from genai_utils.models import Span
 
+DEFAULT_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD = 80
+
 
 def find_quote_in_sentence(
-    sentence: str, quote: str, threshold: float = 80
+    sentence: str,
+    quote: str,
+    threshold: float = DEFAULT_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD,
 ) -> Span | None:
     """
     Returns a span for the quote within the sentence if there's a match.
@@ -17,6 +21,9 @@ def find_quote_in_sentence(
         The sentence to search inside
     quote: str
         The string to find inside the sentence
+    threshold: float
+        The threshold over which texts are considered to match.
+        It's an overlap percentage out of 100.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -36,7 +43,9 @@ def find_quote_in_sentence(
 
 
 def get_best_matching_sentence_for_quote(
-    original_quote: str, sentences: list[str]
+    original_quote: str,
+    sentences: list[str],
+    threshold: float = DEFAULT_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD,
 ) -> tuple[int, Span, float] | None:
     """
     Finds the best matching sentence for the given quote out of the provided sentences.
@@ -48,6 +57,9 @@ def get_best_matching_sentence_for_quote(
         In most use cases, this would be the quote made by the Gen AI model.
     sentences: list[str]
         A list of sentences to search.
+    threshold: float
+        The threshold over which texts are considered to match.
+        It's an overlap percentage out of 100.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -61,7 +73,8 @@ def get_best_matching_sentence_for_quote(
     sentences_matching_quote = [
         (sentence_idx, span, fuzz.ratio(original_quote, sentence))
         for sentence_idx, sentence in enumerate(sentences)
-        if (span := find_quote_in_sentence(sentence, original_quote)) is not None
+        if (span := find_quote_in_sentence(sentence, original_quote, threshold))
+        is not None
     ]
 
     # return None if there's no matching sentences
@@ -75,7 +88,9 @@ def get_best_matching_sentence_for_quote(
 
 
 def link_quotes_and_sentences(
-    quotes: list[str], sentences: list[str]
+    quotes: list[str],
+    sentences: list[str],
+    threshold: float = DEFAULT_SIMILARITY_THRESHOLD,
 ) -> list[tuple[int, int, Span]]:
     """
     Links pairs of matching quotes and sentences.
@@ -88,6 +103,9 @@ def link_quotes_and_sentences(
         A list of quotes to find matches for.
     sentences: list[str]
         A list of sentences to search against each quote.
+    threshold: float
+        The threshold over which texts are considered to match.
+        It's an overlap percentage out of 100.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -101,6 +119,10 @@ def link_quotes_and_sentences(
     return [
         (quote_idx, best_sentence[0], best_sentence[1])
         for quote_idx, quote in enumerate(quotes)
-        if (best_sentence := get_best_matching_sentence_for_quote(quote, sentences))
+        if (
+            best_sentence := get_best_matching_sentence_for_quote(
+                quote, sentences, threshold
+            )
+        )
         is not None
     ]
diff --git a/tests/genai_utils/test_sentence_linking.py b/tests/genai_utils/test_sentence_linking.py
index 5e2f7a8..bda107c 100644
--- a/tests/genai_utils/test_sentence_linking.py
+++ b/tests/genai_utils/test_sentence_linking.py
@@ -319,3 +319,60 @@ def test_link_quotes_and_sentences(
 ) -> None:
     claimants_per_sentence = link_quotes_and_sentences(quotes, sentences)
     assert claimants_per_sentence == expected
+
+
+@mark.parametrize(
+    "quotes,sentences,threshold,passes",
+    [
+        param(
+            [
+                "I will not seek reelection",
+                "I won't seek reelection",
+                "No reelection for me",
+            ],
+            [
+                "I will not seek reelection",
+            ],
+            70,
+            [True, True, True],
+            id="low threshold",
+        ),
+        param(
+            [
+                "I will not seek reelection",
+                "I won't seek reelection",
+                "No reelection for me",
+            ],
+            [
+                "I will not seek reelection",
+            ],
+            80,
+            [True, True, False],
+            id="mid threshold",
+        ),
+        param(
+            [
+                "I will not seek reelection",
+                "I won't seek reelection",
+                "No reelection for me",
+            ],
+            [
+                "I will not seek reelection",
+            ],
+            100,
+            [True, False, False],
+            id="high threshold",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_threshold_is_passed_along(
+    quotes: list[str], sentences: list[str], threshold: float, passes: list[bool]
+):
+    linked = link_quotes_and_sentences(quotes, sentences, threshold)
+
+    quotes_matched = [m[0] for m in linked]
+    for i, should_pass in enumerate(passes):
+        if should_pass:
+            assert i in quotes_matched
+        else:
+            assert i not in quotes_matched