How to Use retribution in a Sentence

retribution

noun

• The killer acted without fear of retribution.
• The group is afraid to blow the whistle for fear of retribution.
  — The Seattle Times, 13 Sep. 2017
• And the church is not afraid to throw its weight around or even dole out old-school retribution.
  — NBC News, 25 June 2018
• Dan did not want to give his last name, for fear of retribution.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2020
• The killer had left cut-up photos of the couple, and a message of retribution.
  — Samantha Schmidt, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2017
• So, what does Mitchell have planned for his own form of retribution?
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2023
• Like many others, the man, a 28-year-old Jerusalemite, didn’t want to give his name for fear of retribution by the police.
  — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
• Most did not want their names used for fear of retribution.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2021
• The students who spoke to Politico did not go on the record, citing fear of retribution from the school.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2021
• Fans will want retribution for the death of two fan favorites.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 15 Apr. 2018
• The fear of not knowing who may come to your door for retribution would be a terrible thing to have to live with.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• The idea of retribution on my parents, my friends, my business, and my staff.
  — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017
• The only other way to end the cycle of retribution is to just swallow hard and end it.
  — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021
• And then the bad stuff -- rage, jealousy, anger, vengeance, retribution.
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 26 Jan. 2022
• Blinken also called for an end to the cycle of retribution.
  — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2023
• The residents asked that their names not be used for fear of retribution.
  — Peter Prengaman, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019
• To sit by the sea, knowing that the water will drag all your worries of judgment and retribution away.
  — New York Times, 14 May 2020
• Ending there, the show would have been about karmic retribution.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
• Many even sought to blame others or seek some kind of retribution.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2022
• Then the Cherokee burn down his home and kill him as retribution, so no, thing's aren't going great.
  — Mehera Bonner, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Dec. 2018
• Most who agreed to speak did so on the condition of anonymity because of the risk of retribution.
  — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
• That reticence is due, in part, to a fear of retribution.
  — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
• The worry is that there could be retribution if they’re picked up by Russian forces.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022
• Just like your ethics program, make sure there is no fear of retribution.
  — Bob Bruns, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
• In this case, retribution is a dish best served piping hot.
  — Charlie Dent, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
• But are people ready to sign up for a campaign of retribution?
  — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
• This is no time, White said, for him or anyone else to exact any form of retribution.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2017
• There are feelings of redemption and retribution, of crimes that haunt, and sins that can’t be washed away.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
• Trump’s culture of retribution has swept through American life.
  — Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
• Others relished how Kennedy might bring a dreamed-about reckoning in public health agencies and retribution against former public health officials.
  — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024