comeuppance
Example Sentences
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But the longed-for comeuppance of the brutish earl is as much an attraction to the series as Ms. Peckham.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
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
And when she got pied in the face at a press conference in Iowa—her instant response: “At least it’s a fruit pie”—a whole bunch of Americans reveled in her comeuppance.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025
Everyone likes to see a bully get his comeuppance, seeing him get laughed at is a special treat.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024
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
Vocabulary lists containing comeuppance
Long Walk to Freedom
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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