in answer

phrase

: as a response or answer
In answer to your request we are sending a catalog.

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The morning after the raid, Olivia and Arthur have a chat that confirms the strength of their marital arrangement and Olivia’s expectation that Arthur will continue to pursue his political career, a discussion that’s more or less drawn to a close when Rafferty arrives in answer to Arthur’s summons. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025 Matt Hooper’s squeezing of the Styrofoam cup in answer to Shaw’s squeezing of the beer can was something that actually happened. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 June 2025 The website is fine, and saying you are not registered in answer to a question is not blunt if delivered with a smile — or without, if the same relative is asking for the fifth time. Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 May 2025 As if in answer, the Union captain finds his Bible and spares his life. Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in answer

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“In answer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20answer. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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