retaliated
Example Sentences
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The pre-dawn strike came on the anniversary according to the Jewish calendar of the October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest-ever day for Israel which retaliated with a devastating offensive in Gaza.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
After being hit with the Smoot-Hawley tariff in 1930, Canada elected a protectionist government that promptly retaliated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Grande’s stanbase quickly retaliated, saying that those commenting on her weight were bringing back body-shaming and tabloid-era hypercriticism.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
As a result of that policy, the lawsuit alleges, the department has recorded and retaliated against three women, located in Minnesota, South Carolina and California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
For this reason, when visitors tried to make advances to John he was sullen, and they, feeling that for some reason he disliked them, retaliated by deciding that he was a “funny” child.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
