retort

Example Sentences

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The mayor characterized Bondi’s retort as a “knee-jerk reaction” from an attorney general faced with damaging public trust concerns at her department.

From Los Angeles Times

Vexed, Celeste retorts, “It’s supposed to feel like a club . . . A lot of the people coming to this show don’t even talk to their families.”

From Salon

“If airplane safety videos have taught me anything, David,” she retorts, “it’s that a mother puts her own mask on first.”

From Salon

“What? Clean the toilets with a toothbrush?” he retorted.

From Literature

When I admonished my 7 year-old for complaining too much during a particularly wonderful excursion, she retorted, “Daddy, complaining is my passion!”

From Los Angeles Times