tit for tat
Example Sentences
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“Both Canada and the U.S. have inventories, and so those have to be sold first — and this tit for tat has been going on for some time, so inventories might be higher than normal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He praised Powell’s avoidance of engaging in tit for tat with the president.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
In this tit for tat, though, California’s threats to respond have thus far proved ineffectual.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
Whatever the specifics of this latest tit for tat, there is a more fundamental priority for both sides: deterrence – a more solid certainty that strikes on its own soil will not happen again.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
That was a clear case of tit for tat, and tat had it.
From Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
