riposte
noun
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke.
ripostes
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present tense formof riposte (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He’s quick with ripostes, righteous in off-the-cuff remarks and has a do-gooder aura that never comes off as sanctimonious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
It is body language and facial expressions and sharp ripostes.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024
But these inflections were themselves sarcastic declarations, ripostes that did not invite discussion but instead ended it.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Greer’s wordplay is glorious: He drop-shots puns and ripostes, firing up his prose.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Now the thrust ends in the merest harmless touch; But ere the beaten man throws up the sponge, As the boxers say, relaxing his hilt-clutch, There'll be lunges and ripostes of other sort.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 by Various
