reprisal

Example Sentences

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After having lived through decades of war in their own country, and having escaped the possibility of reprisal and persecution there, the Afghan evacuees are now caught in another nightmare.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

His pending asylum hearing had been delayed, but according to this immigrant, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, the agents arrested him anyway for being “late” to court.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

But these days, boosters who spend even more lavishly than Shapiro routinely help athletic departments fund college-athlete compensation without fear of reprisal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

At Joshua Tree National Park, about a third of 145 positions are unfilled, according to a firefighter there who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Only a sense of the solidarity and fighting ability of Mack and the boys saved them from some kind of reprisal.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck