Sentence examples for were in retaliation from inspiring English sources

Israel denied that Saturday's attacks were in retaliation for its operations in the refugee camps.

He claimed those charges were in retaliation for his decision to leave the army early.

John DeStefano, New Haven's mayor, suspects the raids were in retaliation for the card.

None of the three fights were in retaliation for a previous collision or to protect a star player.

It's possible that the two murders were in retaliation for what could be understood as a breach of contract.

Anonymous said the attacks were in retaliation for PayPal's refusal to process credit card payments supporting WikiLeaks.

Last week that face was slapped, though whether it was in retaliation is impossible to know.

The kidnappings are thought to be in retaliation for the recent French intervention in Mali.

He said it was in retaliation for his own son having been hurt in a scuffle.

Some think that this recent skirmish is in retaliation for foreign powers' attacking Chinese firms abroad.

He said he believed the attack was in retaliation for his support of Weberman's victim.