Sentence examples for idle threats from inspiring English sources

These are not idle threats.

Talk about splitting up was idle threats.

Terrorists can kill Americans, but they can make only idle threats against our freedom.

"It's the same idle threats they have been saying for six months," he added.

But Mr. Amper said Mr. Fields's rumblings about legal action were more than idle threats.

Although the union considered previous ultimatums and deadlines to be idle threats, Hunter did not challenge this one.

This was no idle threat.

This is not an idle threat.

It is not an idle threat.

It's not an idle threat.

It wasn't an idle threat.