retribution
Example Sentences
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“If every protest, every recording, every act of dissent opens us up to surveillance and retribution, privacy and free speech are at risk of collapse.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“With this action, the United States Military has brought retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones,” Trump posted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
"I am not sure how I feel," a 29-year-old who works at a cafe in the Iranian capital told AFP on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The BBC agreed to hide their identities to avoid their families facing retribution.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
There was Lieutenant Scheisskopf with his fanaticism for parades and there was the bloated colonel with his big fat mustache and his fanaticism for retribution, and they wanted to kill him, too.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing retribution
The Great Gatsby
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"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Cask of Amontillado"
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