Example sentences for: retaliating

How can you use “retaliating” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Last week, it notes, Secretary of Defense William Cohen urged Israel to refrain from retaliating, but Sunday he was quoted as granting Israel the right of self-defense.

  • The Passaic group also accuses Youells of retaliating against it for refusing Miller's suggestion to hire her as a consultant in 1998, an argument Miller dismisses as "preposterous."

  • According to the Associated Press, the attackers belong to a campus secret society that functions like a gang, retaliating against students and teachers who oppose them.

  • The NSC staff raised the option of waiting until after a terrorist attack, and then retaliating, including possible strikes on the Taliban.

  • Pundits said Gingrich was retaliating against obstruction of the House fund-raising investigation by Democrats, who in turn were retaliating against Rep.


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