Retaliates in a sentence

Although he doesn’t meddle in human affairs often, he retaliates when he feels threatened.

Since then, officials in the Hamas-controlled territory say 15,500 Palestinians have been killed as Israel retaliates, including with airstrikes, the cutting off of key supplies and a military offensive on the ground.

Hassan Rouhani, president of the Islamic Republic, responded to President Trump's threat to target 52 sites if Iran retaliates for the Soleimani strike.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. military may well strike more Iranian leaders if the Islamic Republic retaliates.

The sense that Mr. Trump, like many of the world’s civilizational leaders, has no regard for international law was evident, particularly to Iranians, in his threat to attack Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliates for the killing of Mr. Soleimani.

Former colleagues say the next national security adviser — whose job is to marshal information and present it to the president fairly — resists input that doesn’t fit his biases and retaliates against people he disagrees with.

Saddam’s army retaliates with artillery and air strikes.

Soybeans are one of a number of crops that could see steep and lasting effects if China retaliates against U.S. tariffs.

They threatened an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, if China retaliates again.

Trump said in a statement that the United States would pursue additional tariffs if China retaliates.

U.S. president Donald Trump has threatened to impose 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports if China retaliates against his previous tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports.

Assad retaliates by sending the army against them.

Erskine retaliates and ceases Marc's attack and accidentally grabbed the trigger of Marc's special gun causing the creature to disappear, while Spawn and Nyx go to the hospital where Erskine is.

He retaliates by trying to compel Figaro legally to marry a woman old enough to be his mother, but it turns out at the last minute that she really is his mother.

In the text, a cruel French Canadian brutalizes his dog, and the dog retaliates and kills the man.

Isis retaliates by putting Horus's semen on lettuce-leaves that Set eats.

Michael lunges at Johnny, who retaliates by pulling a gun on him.

Perun retaliates to this challenge of the divine order by pursuing Veles, attacking with his lightning bolts from the sky.

This could involve receiving a four-minute double minor penalty, getting in a fight with an opposing player who retaliates, and then receiving a game misconduct after the fight.