As Stroeve told me this he became as excited as when the incident occurred, and he took hold of a dinner-knife on the table between us, and brandished it.
" He brandished the hook threateningly.
As far as China is concerned, Trump brandished the big stick of trade tariffs, and in disregard of World Trade Organization rules and mutual agreements, threatened to impose additional tariffs on products from China worth $200 billion, after having announced punitive tariffs on Chinese products worth $50 billion.
The artisan brandished the axe with sound of whistling wind, it turned out that the plaster had been knocked down without hurting the man's nose.
" Whereupon the wolf bared its teeth, brandished its claws, and pounced upon him.
A great wagon rattled past him; the coachman brandished his whip, and the horses flew by at a gallop.
They buzzed round the prince and stung his face and hands; angrily he drew his sword and brandished it, but he only touched the air and did not hit the gnats.
