REPRISAL in a Sentence

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Villagers have reported that thousands of homes have been burned to the ground in reprisal attacks mainly by the FDLR.

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 Meanings and Examples of REPRISAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
reprisal
 n.  action taken in return for injury or offense
Classic Sentence:
1  Gavroche disdainfully contented himself, by way of reprisal, with elevating the tip of his nose with his thumb and opening his hand wide.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 11: CHAPTER II—GAVROCHE ON THE MARCH
2  Nothing can be more melancholy than these reprisals in painting, by a pack of cards, in the presence of stakes for the roasting of smugglers and of the cauldron for the boiling of counterfeiters.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER III—SLANG WHICH WEEPS AND SLANG WHICH LAUGHS
3  Mother Hucheloup did not appear to understand very clearly the benefit which she was to derive from these reprisals made on her account.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 12: CHAPTER IV—AN ATTEMPT TO CONSOLE THE WIDOW HUCHELOUP
Example Sentence:
1  They promised that individuals could live freely without fear of reprisal from the military.
2  They didn't tell the police for fear of reprisal.
3  Villagers have reported that thousands of homes have been burned to the ground in reprisal attacks mainly by the FDLR.
4  She tried to persuade the soldiers that they would not suffer reprisals if they surrendered.
5  We enjoyed the soprano's solo in Act I so much that we were delighted by its reprise in the finale.