Sentence Examples
When confronted about Fischer's comments in interviews, Amis retorted with some insults of his own. |
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In 1148 he incurred Stephen's wrath by attending a papal council at Rheims and retorted with an interdict which was little regarded. |
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Kel retorted, shivering as she pulled the heavy black cloak over her mage's robe. |
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Pipes, though a little disconcerted, far from being disabled by the blow, in a trice retorted the compliment with his truncheon. |
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One of the bulls retorted with an angry snort by butting a wolf with his head. |
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Certainly, Jeremy had retorted with asperity, I dared to use it in the ground instead of in some pudding! |
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This enraged his domestics, who retorted the insult by blows. |
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Already showing the diva quality of a future star, Peña retorted that simply wasn't good enough: he wanted to run init. |
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The Law Society has retorted that it is simply acting in the spirit of testamentary freedom. |
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He retorted that he merely desired effective policing with nationalist minority community participation. |
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Another speaker retorted that the last year's economic growth in China has been based solely on government credit. |
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It is not a duty, Nathan retorted, we make the choice ourselves whether to pay attention. |
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Another retorted that if a state-owned railway company reached such efficiency, then she could no longer see any need to have it privatised. |
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Mr. ÖYMEN retorted that blasphemy against any religion was a crime in Denmark. |
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Jesus retorted that the priests had already profaned the holy day. |
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The court party retorted that the country party members were either secret Jacobites or self-seeking careerists, making trouble for their own ends. |
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A molecule of DNA is retorted as follows: The two bits are drawn aside by a rupture of the connections between nitrogenized bases. |
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Richard, stung by the Commons' effrontery, retorted that he would not remove one scullion from his kitchen at their behest. |
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NetAnts is a small utility which allows to download any file there several times without credit to be retorted in zero in the slightest problem. |
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The Atlanticists retorted that the Gulf experience confirmed that a common EC foreign and security policy was only a rhetorical exercise. |
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The Polish CFCU retorted that their checks showed that many cost statements were inaccurate. |
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The Swiss retorted that the agreements are ''working well'' but admitted the relationship should be more consistent and dynamic. |
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The banks retorted, with some justification, that it takes two to tango, and that they would be happy to lend if only there was demand. |
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We have a stronger need not to accept anything as a certainty, Nathan retorted. |
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The Delle Donnas retorted that their friendship with Medrano was a two-way street. |
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During our discussion, when I complained about trying to work with other orchestras, only to be turned down, Shvydkoy retorted that I shouldn't be surprised if not a single orchestra was prepared to perform with me. |
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MacArthur retorted that limited war was a form of appeasement. |
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Nation-building must be based on uniform standards for all protagonists to follow in the process of policy-making, Rd retorted. |
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I retorted as Geldof plonked himself, unannounced, on the BBC set. |
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The two countries retorted that it was a matter concerning bilateral relations and key national interests, apart from other strategic considerations. |
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Don't do anything gooseish, will you?' 'No, and don't you do anything gooseish either!' she retorted. |
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Kinnear retorted that his football knowledge was second to none and he had a bookful of contacts, who would be beneficial to the club, the report further said. |
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When a friend asked Socrates, how he could bear the scolding of his wife Xantippe? he retorted, and asked him, how he could bear the gaggling of his geese? |
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A pretty traumatized Lebanon suffering for so long at the hands of interventionists won't do likewise to Bahrain and the king knows this pretty well, he retorted. |
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Examples from Classical Literature
One day she retorted pertly when some covert remark, not altogether to her new mother's laudation, had been made by Lillian. |
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I havent time to explain my reasons for cutting that tommyrot out, retorted Piper. |
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Miriam retorted with the first scintillation of gaiety she had shown on this occasion. |
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He retorted with a fling at the green costume of the other, and then the bugle sounded for the flying start. |
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Id rather be a thickhead than a Pennsylvania Dutchman, any day, retorted the freckle-faced boy. |
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Its well enough for lily-livered, goose-fleshed lawyers to hold their tongues when men and soldiers talk, I retorted. |
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Drake retorted, with a laugh which sounded so reckless that wolfer glanced at him with surprise. |
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Patty, holding fast to affirmatory personal knowledge, retorted that the thing had been done. |
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What Hamilton ought to lose is some of its freshie freshmen, retorted Leslie. |
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You cant do anything now without making me out a fibber, retorted Eleanor. |
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When people made him angry he retorted to them with waspish sarcasms. |
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Christie retorted, by way of acknowledging the introduction. |
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Accused by Timarchus, retorted by convicting him of immorality. |
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He retorted by animadverting upon the preacher's heterodoxy. |
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Burke retorted, with the effect of stopping the other short. |
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Id like to see a girl get ahead of me,' retorted Charles, witheringly. |
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He now retorted in a coarse lumpish way, and Startop tried to turn the discussion aside with some small pleasantry that made us all laugh. |
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Then will they miss seeing a man, and not a popinjay, I retorted. |
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And Wickens, with a smile expressive of his sense of having retorted effectively upon the parson, nodded and walked away. |
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And hence, Sir, retorted I, your unbrotherly reflections upon me? |
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Because whatever else he may be, hes not a liar, retorted Peggy. |
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When the stampeders resented being passed, he retorted in kind. |
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Trefusis retorted that the fact of a man paying a thousand pounds for a portrait proved that he had not earned the money, and was therefore either a thief or a beggar. |
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Garcia said that he always attempts at telling the truth and though Woods has touted Garcia as a whiner, he retorted that Woods has possibly said the truth in 15 years. |
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You have so much of my favour, sir,' retorted Mr Haredale, with a bitter glance at the third party in their conversation, 'that I am glad to see you in such good company. |
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Yes, you pitiful dastard,' retorted the lovely damsel, 'I understand you. |
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Kim hailed a sweeper, who promptly retorted with a piece of unnecessary insolence, in the natural belief that the European boy could not follow it. |
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