retorted

Example Sentences

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“Steve, it is time for you to drop out,” Bianco retorted in a video posted to social media soon after.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

That's just the EU's opening position at the start of negotiations, he retorted.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Asked about the risk of an angry reaction from the White House, Chemnitz retorted that "as an American president, you have more important things to focus on."

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Told baldness is generally seen as an aesthetic problem covered out-of-pocket, Lee retorted that young people with thinning hair view their plight as a “matter of survival.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

“One thing I want,” retorted Eilonwy, “is not to be a toad.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander