Use of retort in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include retort at the start of sentence, retort at the end of sentence and retort in the middle of sentence

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retort at the end of sentence


  1. He bit back a sharp retort.
  2. She bit back a sharp retort.
  3. He was stung into an angry retort.
  4. But at least it warranted a retort.
  5. He made a rude sign by way of retort.
  6. He was about to make a sharp retort .
  7. Not that there was anything to retort.
  8. She's always ready with a quick retort.
  9. I was very impressed with his clever retort.
  10. He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.
  11. He scored a bull's - eye in their argument with that witty retort.
  12. "I'm going to tell him, " said Max. "Just you try!" came the retort.
  13. The blood rushed to her head, making her dizzy and totally incapable of finding anything snappy to retort.

retort in the middle of sentence


  1. Ellie's angry retort surprised Max.
  2. His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
  3. Vapors pass over from a retort into a receiver.
  4. Tamar bit back the retort which sprang to her lips.
  5. The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker.
  6. A lame retort but the best Petey could do on short notice.
  7. The retort made the boy fold up his clipping pretty quick.
  8. It gave him pause, but soon enough he had his own retort.-Yeah, right.
  9. Others retort that strong central power is a dangerous thing in Russia.
  10. She could never think of a clever retort to counter Ben's string of jokes and witticisms.
  11. When she failed to retort he cocked an eyebrow at her, waiting for the sparring to continue.
  12. You will also need to keep your retort to yourself - even if the person deserves a sharp wood.
  13. It had been a while since she'd fired a pistol and the initial retort took even her by surprise.
  14. They would retort that, if rules are causally effective, it must be in the manner of other causal laws.
  15. Damn these clothes, Hope thought; dressed as he was, an irritable retort became a threatening social punishment.
  16. The teacher's demonstration might be countered by the retort that other things besides chalk leave white traces on a blackboard.

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