comeuppance

Example Sentences

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This is the second comeuppance for Beasley Allen, which was disqualified from New Jersey state court cases in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Highlights included Hot To Go, with its viral YMCA-style dance routine; and the snarky comeuppance anthem My Kink Is Karma, which Roan dedicated "to my ex who is in the crowd tonight".

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Everyone likes to see a bully get his comeuppance, seeing him get laughed at is a special treat.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

And villains typically, though not always, get their comeuppance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2024

I felt an unpleasant mixture of fear and shame — fear that I would get some cosmic comeuppance and shame that I had abused the trust of my adopted family.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela