hit back
Example Sentences
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BP’s woes worsened Wednesday as former chairman Albert Manifold hit back at the oil major after it ousted him for what it described as governance and conduct issues.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Wales hit back shortly after, keeping it among the hard-carrying forwards before shipping the ball out for workhorse Keight to power over.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
It’s now up 17% over the past month, but would need to rally another 56% from here to reach the record high it hit back in October.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Trump hit back at the chancellor on Tuesday, saying on social media, “He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Since convenience-store Howie hit back at the end of December, I'd only had a couple dead men flicker through, and they’d been pale, tame, barely-even-there affairs.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
