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retaliate - use in sentences
Preposition: against
- attack: However, weapons that can be used to retaliate against attack can also be used to strike first.
Object
- lap: But Dunne retaliated two laps later when Dwyer left the door open.
- troop: The troops retaliated by firing into the crowd which resulted in six rioters being killed: the Massacre of St George's Field.
- regime: The minority regime retaliated by murdering over a hundred peaceful demonstrators.
Modifying Another Word
- never: Back to top Positive Coping Tactics 1. Never retaliate against acts of bad driving, they could be unintentional mistakes.
- n't: Please do n't retaliate or deny God the right to deal with the situation His way.
Preposition: with
- act: Logged retaliate with random acts of kindness and compassion WaterAid pinklucy Gingerbeer Goddess Offline Posts: 1,512 Very very happy Mama!
- weapon: The Soviet Union has threatened to retaliate with nuclear weapons against an attack on Cuba.
- force: Rome was stung, but retaliated with massive force, with Titus, the son of the emperor attacking the city in 70 AD.
- strike: Washington blamed bin Laden and retaliated with missile strikes on his alleged bases in Afghanistan and Sudan.
- attack: US forces retaliated with a cruise missile attack on Iraqi intelligence HQ in Baghdad.
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