Tit-for-tat

"Tit-for-tat" in a Sentence (5 examples)

There is no such a thing as a tit-for-tat response in a nuclear war.

The tit-for-tat consulate closures further escalated the tensions between the two countries over issues from trade and industrial espionage to human rights.

Unfortunately, many adults retain a tit-for-tat attitude, but in a more refined way than the simple, childish shove for shove.

Amid fears that the end to more than five and a half years of talks would lead to a new era of tit-for-tat protectionism, negotiations between the United States and the European Union broke down.

It’s been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump – and they remain in place despite the change in administrations.

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