retorted

Example Sentences

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Asked about the risk of an angry reaction from the White House, Chemnitz retorted that "as an American president, you have more important things to focus on."

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

When I admonished my 7 year-old for complaining too much during a particularly wonderful excursion, she retorted, “Daddy, complaining is my passion!”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

"If you throw me under the bus, OK, that's what I'm going to be," she retorted.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Told baldness is generally seen as an aesthetic problem covered out-of-pocket, Lee retorted that young people with thinning hair view their plight as a “matter of survival.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

“Well, and why not?” retorted the woman with anger.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck