Example Sentences

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The Afghans on the base, who were evacuated for their ties to the US, fear reprisals by the Taliban authorities should they return.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

With him was 35-year-old Hani, a technically minded cousin who spearheaded the effort to understand how the abduction took place, and who gave only his first name to avoid reprisals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Families of American hostages have been nervous to speak out, fearful their loved ones would be targets for reprisals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

For the filmmakers outside Russia, protecting Pasha and the people in the film from reprisals was uppermost in their minds.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

They also keep a close eye on possible economic reprisals from the Councils and the Klans, plus other superpatriotic groups who bring pressures to bear on the newspapers’ advertisers.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin