in retaliation

Example Sentences

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The spokesperson did not address questions regarding whether the raids were done in retaliation for the group’s monitoring of immigration raids.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The move, which Iran has said is in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks, has sent oil prices soaring globally.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Iran said it was in retaliation for a strike on a refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"He may not, however, use his governmental power to direct federal agencies to exclude Plaintiffs from receiving federal grants or other funding in retaliation for saying things that he does not like."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The God of Fire, sometimes said to be the son of Zeus and Hera, sometimes of Hera alone, who bore him in retaliation for Zeus’s having brought forth Athena.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton