comeuppance

Example Sentences

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In the climactic scene, Griffith’s Tess McGill convincingly demonstrates it was her idea all along while her boss gets her comeuppance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Back in the 1990s, the California-as-disaster-epic narrative was tinged with some gloating — a comeuppance for a star-making destination that for decades was America’s post-war wonderland.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Every time I've put my pride and my ego into my decision-making, I've had my comeuppance.

From Salon • May 18, 2024

My post about the situation, linked above, evinces a quaint and frankly embarrassing sense of satisfaction that he’d faced a comeuppance on national television.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2023

Is this sticky feeling of shame my comeuppance for being so shitty to people I supposedly care about?

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone