Sentence examples for we retorted from inspiring English sources

More than once, when an old woman admonished us for taking our daughter outside in the midday heat, we retorted that at least we weren't speeding her through knots of traffic in Hanoi on a Honda Metropolitan.

They told us to "go back to your own country", and we retorted that we were born here and had as much right to call ourselves British as they did.

We retort that we wage crusades - for and against all sorts of things.

If we retort then that time is what did exist, what exists at present and what will exist, then we notice first that our account is insufficient: after all, there are many things which did, do, or will exist, but these are things that are in time and so not the same as time itself.

Yet surely, we retort, you must attach to some things, like meaningful relationships, and professional outcomes.

It's as though when everyone asked us, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" we all glibly retorted that we had a crappy job back-up plan.

"No", we retort wearily, "you see, straight people get to be proud everyday whereas yesterday someone specifically stopped their car to shout 'fucking lesbian' at me for daring to walk by their car being a lesbian".

In response to Mr. Sullivan, Judy Bergtraum, a mayoral appointee, retorted: "We're here because we believe in what's being done".

Whenever you cry racism we'll retort reverse racism!

"No, we don't," retorted Mrs. Cohen.

GE retorted, "We strongly disagree with Langevoort and this doesn't change anything in the lawsuit.