Sentence examples for was retaliation from inspiring English sources
noun
Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
"It was retaliation, for sure," he said.
Mrs. Kemp said it was retaliation.
It raised suspicions that the Aramco hacking was retaliation.
"It was retaliation for the vote," Mr. Morrell said.
Indeed, the Tigers' attack near Omanthai was retaliation for the army's latest half-dozen failed attempts.
"I don't know if it was retaliation against me for bringing it up in the newspaper".
Mr. Lott denied that his move was retaliation, saying he had questions about Mr. Adelstein's qualifications.
The theft, Ms. Stackrow said, was "retaliation for the way he treated me at times".
Roof's motive was "retaliation for perceived offenses" against the white race, Richardson said.
More likely, it was retaliation for Joba Chamberlain's latest threatening pitch to Kevin Youkilis on Friday.
She assumed this was retaliation for having reported the first crime.
