striking back
Example Sentences
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A three-set victory over Gauff showed all of Rybakina's resilience and ability to absorb a setback - coming from a set down and then being broken when serving for the match - before striking back.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In “Stranger Things,” where spider-like beings attack from their nest in the Upside Down, nature is striking back at human beings, the monsters of ecological collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Van der Mescht was shown a second yellow card early in the second half, earning a 20-minute sin-binning, with South African Stefan Coetzee striking back for Newcastle.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
That angered some staff members who were concerned the Times was striking back against employees for doing something that its own reporters do on a regular basis: write stories based on leaked material.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
The alternative view, which I advocated, was that stay-at-homes allowed us to strike at the enemy while preventing him from striking back.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
