Riposte example sentences
Related (10): parry, counterattack, rebuff, retort, response, comeback, retaliation, answer, reply, repartee
"Riposte" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- He gave a swift riposte to her criticism.
- The fencer prepared for a quick riposte after his opponent's lunge.
- Her remarkably witty riposte left the audience in stitches.
- I was not prepared for her quick and cutting riposte.
- The hostile remark demanded an immediate and fiery riposte.
- Her verbal riposte left him floundering for a comeback.
- She countered with a clever and well-timed riposte.
- His stinging riposte landed like a slap in the face.
- The debate grew heated as each side gave volleys and ripostes.
- His insult earned him a scathing riposte in return.
- The satirical riposte went straight for the jugular.
- The reporter's loaded question received no rapier-like riposte.
- Her devastating riposte closed the argument effectively.
- His calm riposte deflated her angry accusation.
- The insults flew back and forth as each gave a sharp riposte.
- Her sharp retort was the perfect riposte to his cutting remark.
- The boxer's furious riposte caught his opponent off guard.
- The opponent tried to repost but was met with a stinging riposte.
- The insult didn't warrant a riposte at the polite dinner party.
- His articulate riposte revealed that he had an intellectual edge.
- She countered his remark with an elegant and courteous riposte.
- Her sagacious riposte exposed the flawed logic in his argument.
- The witty riposte elicited laughter from those gathered.
- His comeback was not sharp enough to qualify as a riposte.
- Her incisive riposte outmaneuvered his sarcastic jab.
- The perfect riposte came to him only hours after the argument.
- His riposte cut her sharp words deeply.
- Her retort was less blistering than the slap-back riposte he had expected.
- The prime minister's deft riposte silenced the opposition.
- Instead of giving a sharp riposte, she simply smiled and ignored the slur.
- Her vehement riposte left no doubts as to her position on the matter.
- Angered by his insult, she chose an icy riposte over a sharp retort.
- His sarcastic remark earned him a vicious riposte.
- Her comment deserved no riposte, it was too trivial to dignify.
- His feeble riposte only succeeded in making him look foolish.
- I wished for a clever riposte, but nothing came to mind in the moment.
- Her brilliant and devastating riposte rendered him speechless.
- His jibe and my acid riposte nearly came to blows.
- Though the remark angered her, she chose not to dignify it with a riposte.
- The barbed insult demanded nothing less than a barbed riposte.
- Her icy riposte silenced him completely.
- He countered her attack on his policies with a sharp riposte.
- A slap-back insult provides little satisfaction if not followed by a blistering riposte.
- His clownish riposte only made him a target for further ridicule.
- Her knife-like riposte cut through his charming facade.
- An impolite riposte would likely only escalate the feud further.
- Her sardonic riposte perfectly expressed her contempt for his ideas.
- An inappropriate riposte would only cast her in an unflattering light.
- The politician's dismissive riposte did little to assuage voter concerns.
- His rough riposte earned him a time-out from the discussion.
- An acerbic riposte can end an argument but never end it well.
- Her razor-sharp riposte silenced him on the spot.
- His insult demanded nothing less than a caustic riposte in return.
- Her blistering riposte left him speechless and chastened.
- I regretted delivering the scathing riposte once tempers had cooled.
- The remark required no riposte, it was too inane to even acknowledge.
- The remark earned only a withering look, not a satisfying riposte.
- Her saucy riposte let him know she was no shrinking violet.
- The reporter had no riposte to the politician's evasive non-answer.
- Her jaw remained clenched, she would give her accuser no riposte.