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Example sentences for: retaliatory

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Even so, it's worth considering that a more vigorous pursuit of Serbian war criminals, while unlikely to stop every retaliatory killing, might nonetheless send a signal that the world believes justice to be a substitute--not an instrument--for revenge.
The Guardian interviews coach Glenn Hoddle, who says Beckham's retaliatory strike "wasn't violent conduct.
Republicans immediately issued retaliatory fire.
Instead, the U.S. should use its pinpoint conventional missiles to make both pre-emptive and retaliatory strikes against nuclear terrorists and rogue states.
Crowley told the Post . Meanwhile, officials anonymously concede that the piecemeal retaliatory strategy is designed to mollify Arab and European leaders.