"But when she threatened to use her powers on us, we were not afraid."

V, just the other day you threatened to use that hand of yours on me.

"Are you threatening to use your status as hero to oppose us?"

"I threatened to use my medical authority and prolong his next physical."

In effect, they are threatening to use the modern legal system to demand their traditional tribal rights.

Although it seems hard to believe, he could threaten to use the troops.

He took up a rock and threatened to use it.

The Government is not strong enough to use or threaten to use force against its own people.

But he stopped short of threatening to use military force against Syria.

He threatened to use military force against them if they were to do that.