comeuppance

Example Sentences

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In the climactic scene, Griffith’s Tess McGill convincingly demonstrates it was her idea all along while her boss gets her comeuppance.

From The Wall Street Journal

But there is still a simplicity to Extrapolations’ story arc: comeuppance for the evil characters, victory for the good.

From Washington Post

Those Silicon Valley libertarians who spent years demanding that government get out of the way earned their comeuppance when they begged the Federal Reserve to save them.

From Los Angeles Times

There are other fantasies as well, that Trump will somehow get his comeuppance and his inner circle will face justice.

From Salon

Girardi insisted it had nothing to do with comeuppance after the game.

From Fox News