- plural of retaliation.
retaliations
Example Sentences
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The cooling of tensions could draw U.S. investors back to Chinese stocks—after wariness about tit-for-tat retaliations between the two superpowers—and boost that market.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Chastain got into both of them at different points, leading to a series of on-track retaliations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
The agreement — which still needs to be finalized — comes after years of diplomatic tit-for-tat retaliations that have left the embassy badly understaffed, down from 1,200 personnel five years ago to just 120 now.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
Analysts warn Australia will probably face more economic retaliations from its biggest trading partner.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2021
And they are so absorbed in alternate retaliations and in competitive cruelties that they seem, for the time being, blind to the rights of neutrals and deaf to the appeals of humanity.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
