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Retaliate
"Retaliate" in a Sentence (14 examples)
How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
He might retaliate.
If you're going to say it, you have to say it with force, and take away your opponent's ability to retaliate.
He wants to retaliate.
We've decided to retaliate.
They might retaliate.
We need to retaliate.
Ziri said he will retaliate tomorrow.
Pietro was able to retaliate.
The Sahrawis decided to retaliate.
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John insulted Peter to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.
Many companies have policies in place to prevent bosses from retaliating against allegations of harassment.
One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be retaliated.
1713-174, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus Preface It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.
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