riposte

Example Sentences

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An ad hoc band of 31 artists had issued a riposte to the city’s annual state-sponsored Salon, with its elitist jury system and decorous traditional canvases, by holding an independent exhibition of thoroughly modern art.

From New York Times

Burn is an angst-ridden riposte to the record label executives who "had a dig" at his earlier material, while Head Under Water is a what-doesn't-kill-you anthem about overcoming panic attacks.

From BBC

Arsenal held out and took the lead through Nketiah, in a much-needed riposte to critics of his place as a striker at Champions League level.

From BBC

There was a riposte from Hearts in the shape of a Lawrence Shankland penalty - awarded after Stephen Kingsley's sending off was overturned - but it was too little, too late.

From BBC

But these inflections were themselves sarcastic declarations, ripostes that did not invite discussion but instead ended it.

From New York Times