hit back
Example Sentences
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Wales hit back shortly after, keeping it among the hard-carrying forwards before shipping the ball out for workhorse Keight to power over.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The spokesman hit back at claims tickets are overpriced, adding that some have been sold for as little as $60, while more expensive tickets have been priced to prevent profiteering on resale markets.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
It’s now up 17% over the past month, but would need to rally another 56% from here to reach the record high it hit back in October.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
But Google hit back, saying that the "unwarranted intervention" risks "unnecessarily driving up costs while undermining critical privacy and security protections for European users."
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Grandfather weakly hit back at the man, but it had no effect.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
