I. verb
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"Nonsense," retorted Simpson.
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"You're not afraid?" Brenda asked. "Of course not," he retorted angrily.
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Republicans retorted that the amendment is necessary to balance the budget.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But women retorted that, first, the decision to have children or not was a joint decision with a man.
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Not that there was anything to retort .
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Well then, retorted her amused audience: you had better find it out hadn't you?
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ellie's angry retort surprised Max.
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She's always ready with a quick retort .
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She could never think of a clever retort to counter Ben's string of jokes and witticisms.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But at least it warranted a retort .
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Damn these clothes, Hope thought; dressed as he was, an irritable retort became a threatening social punishment.
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Every time the child makes demands the parent provides a retort and opens up the possibility of more interaction about the demand.
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She snapped out careless retorts and soared in brief Puccinian reminiscences with equal ease.
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The retort made the boy fold up his clipping pretty quick.
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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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You will also need to keep your retort to yourself - even if the person deserves a sharp wood.