comeuppance

Example Sentences

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But the longed-for comeuppance of the brutish earl is as much an attraction to the series as Ms. Peckham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

In “Death of a Unicorn,” the last-act thrills just can’t match the early-going’s billionaire satire that gleefully prescribes a worthier comeuppance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Every time I've put my pride and my ego into my decision-making, I've had my comeuppance.

From Salon • May 18, 2024

My post about the situation, linked above, evinces a quaint and frankly embarrassing sense of satisfaction that he’d faced a comeuppance on national television.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2023

I felt an unpleasant mixture of fear and shame — fear that I would get some cosmic comeuppance and shame that I had abused the trust of my adopted family.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela