retort

Example Sentences

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Among the responses threaded below Wilson’s retort, one is an edit of promotional materials for a 2011 television adaptation of Moby-Dick.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Le Carré’s written retort begins, “What is too much?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Even one of the show’s supporting actors, François Arnaud, chimed in with a retort to the tune of 30,000-plus likes and counting.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

Mamdani's retort is that he's more like a Scandinavian politician, only browner.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

“I want her to be healthy,” my mom would retort.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy