tat

Example Sentences

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In this tit for tat, though, California’s threats to respond have thus far proved ineffectual.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

It's a tit for tat, following fresh U.S. curbs on chip exports.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023

This claim was used by one of the defence teams to imply tat she was out to maximise a compensation claim - something that was also denied by Girl A.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

Tit for tat is the coin of the congressional realm.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2023

It was those different rat, tat, tats that told the men which way to turn, how fast to march, when to load their muskets, and when to shoot.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis