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Riposte in a sentence

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Riposte meaning

  1. A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
  2. A counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
  3. A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.

Using Riposte

  • The main meaning on this page is: A thrust given in return after parrying an attack. | A counter-attack in any combat or any sport. | A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
  • Useful related words include: retort, return, reply, thrust.
  • In the example corpus, riposte often appears in combinations such as: riposte to, riposte from, the riposte.

Context around Riposte

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Riposte

  • In this selection, "riposte" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, perfect, angry, possible, alimentaire, someone and block stand out and add context to how "riposte" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a cheery riposte to the and a sharp riposte from harris. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "riposte" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with riposte

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Another perfect riposte from Quins! (5 words)

Riposte Alimentaire is part of a coalition of protest groups known as the A22 movement. (15 words)

Japan's yen continued to face pressure, prompting a riposte from Japan's top financial diplomat. (16 words)

In an angry riposte on X, Noo-Noo expressed his 'shock and outrage' at the show's 'toxic culture of bullying', adding that 'behind my back, the other Teletubbies used to call me cruel and demeaning names like "Naughty Noo-Noo"'. (41 words)

From the exquisite vocal refrain that Kouyate’s lines wend around on the opener, “Kanougnon,” through the closing seven-minute elegy to his mother, Ngoni Ba’s inexhaustible font of melody offers a cheery riposte to the age of austerity. (40 words)

It is also to be hoped that Pakistan’s attempts to meddle in J&K, is given a befitting reply, and our armed forces give an effective riposte to Pakistan’s well-entrenched policy of sponsoring terrorism against us. (39 words)

Another perfect riposte from Quins! (5 words)

Example sentences (20)

He said he agreed with the text on the original post and “the reason I’ve sent the joke is because what’s written underneath is silly, it’s a riposte, someone has written something funny underneath”.

In an angry riposte on X, Noo-Noo expressed his 'shock and outrage' at the show's 'toxic culture of bullying', adding that 'behind my back, the other Teletubbies used to call me cruel and demeaning names like "Naughty Noo-Noo"'.

Japan's yen continued to face pressure, prompting a riposte from Japan's top financial diplomat.

The best possible riposte to the dictators who want to silence journalists is to give exiled journalists back their voices and agency.

This came after heightened tensions following the Pulwama terror attack and bombing by India’s Air Force and the Pakistani riposte in February 2019.

Another perfect riposte from Quins!

On Sunday, protesters from French organisation Riposte Alimentaire sprayed the 16th-century painting by Leonardo Da Vinci with pumpkin soup.

Riposte Alimentaire is part of a coalition of protest groups known as the A22 movement.

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To that the riposte from political parties will be the sovereign right to spend on the public.

For decades, the brand was synonymous with professional American men's wear, its somewhat boxy suits framed as a less fashion-centric riposte to the more structured English tailoring and the more showy Italian style.

From the exquisite vocal refrain that Kouyate’s lines wend around on the opener, “Kanougnon,” through the closing seven-minute elegy to his mother, Ngoni Ba’s inexhaustible font of melody offers a cheery riposte to the age of austerity.

If he could parry and riposte—block the Yale captain’s attack and go in for his own—he could win the point.

Messi’s riposte that “everyone should take responsibility for their own decisions” after Abidal suggested Ernesto Valverde was sacked last month because of the players, means Barcelona are in political turmoil off the pitch.

Physically, she looks in better fettle than we have seen her for a while – a riposte to the theory that your physical conditioning declines in the late 30s.

The show, he said, was a riposte to the “computer or the cloud or the transient archives of the internet”.

Wang said the flag was partly a riposte to what he sees as a rise in nationalism among fans of some other Chinese football clubs.

But Sterling had the perfect riposte with his man of the match display and he made it three in the 58th minute.

But this may change if Delhi’s attempts to restore normalcy in the Valley falters, local leaders and political figures remain under detention, and, worse, there is an outbreak of violence inviting punitive and harsh riposte.

Her criticism Wednesday drew a sharp riposte from Harris, who said Gabbard had been on Fox News "full-time" during President Barack Obama's administration and noting she met with Trump after the president's election.

It is also to be hoped that Pakistan’s attempts to meddle in J&K, is given a befitting reply, and our armed forces give an effective riposte to Pakistan’s well-entrenched policy of sponsoring terrorism against us.

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Common combinations with riposte

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "riposte" in a sentence?
An example: "He said he agreed with the text on the original post and “the reason I’ve sent the joke is because what’s written underneath is silly, it’s a riposte, someone has written something funny underneath”." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "riposte" from authentic English texts.
What does "riposte" mean?
Riposte means: A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
What are synonyms of "riposte"?
Common synonyms of "riposte" include: retort, return, reply, thrust, hurtle, hurl, lunge, countermove. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "riposte" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "riposte", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.