striking back
Example Sentences
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A three-set victory over Gauff showed all of Rybakina's resilience and ability to absorb a setback - coming from a set down and then being broken when serving for the match - before striking back.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
Despite the brutality, the students were committed to nonviolence and for the most part bore the insults and indignities without striking back.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
