riposte

A lot of dyed-in-the-wool activists were turned off by the flippancy of AOC’s riposte, and even with my own recent grappling over the problematic emotional landscape of the movement, I can understand why.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

In a quiet riposte to this, the king in his speech to Congress will riff on past military endeavors the two countries have undertaken and the sacrifice both nations have made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Damodaran wrote a riposte to the Citrini Research paper published last week that was the subject of much scrutiny and controversy.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

Bellingham found the net late in the rout of Monaco and celebrated by chugging imaginary drinks, which was an apparent riposte to claims he has been enjoying Spanish nightlife.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

Vivi looks immensely pleased with herself for that particular riposte.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

He’s quick with ripostes, righteous in off-the-cuff remarks and has a do-gooder aura that never comes off as sanctimonious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

The courtroom sequence transcends what we’ve been trained to expect, the dramatic reveals, ripostes and objections.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023

Greer’s wordplay is glorious: He drop-shots puns and ripostes, firing up his prose.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

Readers of literary magazines savour the withering ripostes between intellectual gladiators.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021

As for his blows, they fell upon air, for the lad was ever out of reach before the ripostes came.

From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Ralph Peacock

Confronted by what the authors call “unrelenting brutality,” when given the chance—for example, after the British riposted in the South from late 1778—this beleaguered minority readily retaliated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

He said a cocky Perce riposted to Shackleton: "I think the crew would get more meat from you Sir!"

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2022

Nonsense, riposted geologist Hugh Miller: only feeble poets are put off by knowledge.

From Nature ● Jul. 5, 2012

The Times riposted that “there is something essentially funny in the implications of a hotel conducted exclusively for women.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2012

"We'll show you soon enough what you are standing on, my fine fellow," the gendarme riposted with breezy, cheerfulness.

From Castles in the Air by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

Other times, you’ll see her riposting a man named @JrGoob.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

"And it's my business to give a clip 'side o' the 'ed," said Jones, riposting.

From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Richard Bird

She turned this off by riposting lightly, "How much is it safe to trust anybody?"

From Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield