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How to use retaliate in a sentence

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The implication is that you don't have an ethical right to bomb them out of their ability to retaliate against you.
Cecil watched his opponent warily, ready to retaliate at the merest hint of an attack.
Skye opened her mouth to retaliate, but, seeing April's look, swallowed the insult.
But if the U.S. ratchets up the pressure with more protectionist moves, Beijing may retaliate with higher tariffs of its own.
Delia and Sam tried to stop him but he immediately got back up in attempt to retaliate.
If he spits in the face of deeply held Labour beliefs, he must not be surprised if offended party members retaliate.
As parents, we teach our children not to retaliate and that two wrongs don't make a right.
The tiger only learned to avoid people when their abilities to retaliate increased over the last two centuries.
The Democrats likely would retaliate by filibustering all Republican bills.
The military is ready to retaliate if the U.S. is hit by cyberweapons, the Defense Secretary said.
A brief silence followed, in which she tried to retaliate with a clever comeback and he frowned angrily at the ground.
I opened my mouth to retaliate, but the comeback would not leave my tongue.
They threaten to strike, create picket lines you can't cross, retaliate against scabs, and all the rest.
Though I'd have to make sure I killed him with the first blow, because he'd batter me senseless if he got a chance to retaliate.
I have been told in so many words that if a former teammate gets checked, then that player will retaliate.
Before he had time to retaliate or respond, she picked up her tray and retreated towards the door that led to the kitchen.
Like a four-year-old beating a big grown-up with his puny fists, they are actually counting on us not to retaliate.
Sea transportation there would get tricky if allied forces retaliate militarily against the ruling extremists in the country.
There was the mini blowup in the dugout when one of his pitchers failed to retaliate for a beanball at Guillen.
The colonialist has a smug, secure sneer on his face, like a dire dare to retaliate.
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Examples from Classical Literature
A 'stinker' followed, to which we could only retaliate by posting sentries the next day to warn us of the General's approach.
Possibly, like Mephistopheles in Faust, he may retaliate on his adversaries.
And I hope that you in your turn will retaliate upon me if I am false to my own principle.
It is not strange that when harpooned it should retaliate by attacking its assailant.
When you shot down that sensor, the starship did not retaliate, but went on without taking any notice of you.
If a man sneers and ridicules, we are not to retaliate with ridicule and sneers.
In case of a bore, you may retaliate, and perforate in your turn.
She did not stay to retaliate, but re-entered in a minute, bearing a reaming silver pint, whose contents I lauded with becoming earnestness.
I tell you, I have such faith in Linton's love, that I believe I might kill him, and he wouldn't wish to retaliate.
Bewildered, she tried to retaliate with the boomerang of vituperation.
I looked for him to retaliate, but he contented himself with swimming about forlornly a safe ten feet away.
By this means he announced that he was prepared to retaliate for any hurt he might receive.
High favour, when a lady condescends to remember and retaliate.
For the first time, the Border Security Force had to retaliate with machine gun fire last night against Pakistan's lobbing of rockets.
Now it was the turn of the hasidim to retaliate on their persecutors.
When he strove to retaliate on Johnny, that imperturbable youth, with extended arm, merely lifted him into the air on his chain and strangled him.
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