shoot back
Example Sentences
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When you’re asked something like that, don’t you always want to shoot back, “Before you ask me about my experience, why don’t you tell me what you’ve done?”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Hurts’ odds might shoot back up should he not miss a snap.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2022
Adidas said earlier this month that it was putting its deal with Ye “under review” — prompting the Anti-Defamation League to shoot back, “What more do you need to review?”
From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022
I don't yell or scream or shoot back rebuttals.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2022
The Tartars, in a tight group now around the sledge, were able to blaze at will into the snow, but the gyptians dared not shoot back for fear of hitting Lyra.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
