retort

Example Sentences

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When the travel blogger told people about her sleepcation, she mostly heard the same retort: “It’s a sad world we live in where people travel just to sleep,” she recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Among the responses threaded below Wilson’s retort, one is an edit of promotional materials for a 2011 television adaptation of Moby-Dick.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Even one of the show’s supporting actors, François Arnaud, chimed in with a retort to the tune of 30,000-plus likes and counting.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

Having been criticized by Cronin for folding when things get tough, the Bruins offered a strong retort in the first half on the way to taking a 36-32 lead by the game’s midpoint.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Normally I’d shoot back another weak retort, but this time I held my tongue.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence