Sentence examples for stinging retort from inspiring English sources
Christie had no stinging retort.
On Thursday, that statement met with a stinging retort from Mr. Mukherjee.
Miliband's comments prompted a stinging retort from Galloway, who accused him of lying.
One of the play's funniest moments comes when Mandy disappears into the bathroom, and Richard, having clearly registered Sarah's contempt at his choice of mate, offers a stinging retort.
But the foreign secretary, Douglas Hurd, defended the arms embargo since lifting it would create a "level killing field", a remark that drew from a retired Margaret Thatcher the stinging retort that there already was a "killing field the like of which I thought we would never see in Europe again It is in Europe's sphere of influence.
Onstage, he delivers a stinging retort: "Science adjusts its views based on what's observed.
"You're not allowed to hurt any of them.. "But what if they tried to sting us?" I retort.
Consider stinging nettles.
Richard, stung by the Commons' effrontery, retorted that he would not remove one scullion from his kitchen at their behest.
