striking back
Example Sentences
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In “Stranger Things,” where spider-like beings attack from their nest in the Upside Down, nature is striking back at human beings, the monsters of ecological collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Van der Mescht was shown a second yellow card early in the second half, earning a 20-minute sin-binning, with South African Stefan Coetzee striking back for Newcastle.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
That angered some staff members who were concerned the Times was striking back against employees for doing something that its own reporters do on a regular basis: write stories based on leaked material.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024
I guess laughter is one way of striking back, its own form of revenge.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
Turtle rose with a tongue click very much like her mother's, but she was not about to leave without striking back.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
