retribution
Example Sentences
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Kyiv calls its strikes "long-range sanctions", saying the attacks are justified retribution for Russia's more than four-year offensive and nightly attacks on its cities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“We would try to talk about human rights defenders in talking points, only to have them struck,” said one former bureau employee, requesting anonymity for fear of retribution.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Both of them argued the cases were brought against them as retribution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The BBC agreed to hide their identities to avoid their families facing retribution.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
This has to be karmic retribution for the last time I was in a closet I shouldn’t have been in.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing retribution
The Great Gatsby
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"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Cask of Amontillado"
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