retaliate

Example Sentences

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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

It paused the fees for one year in the fall after China retaliated by instituting fees on U.S.-linked vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal

US District Judge Richard Leon wrote in a scathing ruling that Hegseth had unconstitutionally retaliated against Kelly in seeking to demote the retired Navy captain.

From BBC

I retaliate by stealing one of her blankets, and she giggles.

From Literature

“I believe I was retaliated against, along with some of my colleagues,” says one who lost their job last summer.

From Barron's