retaliate

Example Sentences

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"In terms of uncertainty we're back to where we were last year," he told the BBC's Today programme, adding there was now a higher risk that the US's trading partners would retaliate.

From BBC

In response, Beijing retaliated by halting flights to Japan and threatening to ban Japanese seafood imports.

From The Wall Street Journal

All options carry risks but a prolonged campaign in particular could incur significant costs to U.S. forces and munitions stockpiles, officials said, complicating the protection of regional partners if Iran is able to retaliate.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 1980 Moscow Olympics were boycotted by the U.S. in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, only for the Soviet Union to retaliate by boycotting the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several European nations last month sent troops to the island, which belongs to Denmark, and threatened to use their financial muscle to retaliate against the tariffs that Washington imposed in retribution.

From The Wall Street Journal