riposte
noun
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke.
riposted
Example Sentences
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Confronted by what the authors call “unrelenting brutality,” when given the chance—for example, after the British riposted in the South from late 1778—this beleaguered minority readily retaliated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
He said a cocky Perce riposted to Shackleton: "I think the crew would get more meat from you Sir!"
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2022
Nonsense, riposted geologist Hugh Miller: only feeble poets are put off by knowledge.
From Nature ● Jul. 5, 2012
The Times riposted that “there is something essentially funny in the implications of a hotel conducted exclusively for women.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2012
"To show you that the service you allude to is now paid," she riposted sternly.
From Love-at-Arms by Rafael Sabatini
