saber-rattling
Example Sentences
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Tinubu, Nigeria’s bespectacled 73-year-old leader, was shocked by the saber-rattling from one of his country’s most important partners.
Whether it is saber-rattling or not, the unveiling of these retaliatory tools reinforces the countries’ desire to build up their self-reliance.
From Barron's
New Zealand is beautiful, English-speaking, a democracy, and quite remote—“far from the war in Europe, the tinderbox that is the Middle East, the saber-rattling in the South China Sea, and the domestic politics in the U.S.,” emails Stuart Nash, CEO of Nash Kelly Global, a New Zealand immigration advisory firm.
From Barron's
But it’s fair to say that Reagan never indulged in outright name-calling or hateful invective, stressed his desire for negotiation over confrontation and left the nuclear saber-rattling to subordinates.
From Salon
And, overall, the tone is much more contentious than during the West Coast negotiations, where there was relatively little saber-rattling and few people on either side viewed a strike as a serious threat.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
