tit for tat
Example Sentences
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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
It’s also worth noting that the other side of today’s allegations – that individual MPs were hacked too – is not uncommon in the tit for tat cyber espionage world.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024
It's a tit for tat, following fresh U.S. curbs on chip exports.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023
When the brothers saw the food over which Constantine exulted, they asked him to share it with them; but he refused, rendering them tit for tat.
From Italian Popular Tales by Crane, Thomas Frederick
