riposte
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She is both a riposte to the Calvinist effort to silence female Remonstrants and a Spinozan rationalist—a “Christian without a church.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Damodaran wrote a riposte to the Citrini Research paper published last week that was the subject of much scrutiny and controversy.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
There were questions asked of Scotland and head coach Gregor Townsend after the opening weekend defeat by Italy but you would struggle to find a more emphatic riposte than their 31-20 victory over England.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Bellingham found the net late in the rout of Monaco and celebrated by chugging imaginary drinks, which was an apparent riposte to claims he has been enjoying Spanish nightlife.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Vivi looks immensely pleased with herself for that particular riposte.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
But these inflections were themselves sarcastic declarations, ripostes that did not invite discussion but instead ended it.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Behind the clever ripostes was a mind on the rack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Greer’s wordplay is glorious: He drop-shots puns and ripostes, firing up his prose.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Readers of literary magazines savour the withering ripostes between intellectual gladiators.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021
There are three kinds of ripostes: direct, with feints and after a pause.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Confronted by what the authors call “unrelenting brutality,” when given the chance—for example, after the British riposted in the South from late 1778—this beleaguered minority readily retaliated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
He said a cocky Perce riposted to Shackleton: "I think the crew would get more meat from you Sir!"
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2022
Nonsense, riposted geologist Hugh Miller: only feeble poets are put off by knowledge.
From Nature ● Jul. 5, 2012
“Yes, my client is a reflexologist,” riposted Tron’s lawyer, Olivier Schnerb.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2011
Then he saw the point, and riposted deftly.
From The King's Achievement by Benson, Robert Hugh
She turned this off by riposting lightly, "How much is it safe to trust anybody?"
From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy
"And it's my business to give a clip 'side o' the 'ed," said Jones, riposting.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Bird, Richard
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