How to Use retribution in a Sentence

retribution

noun

• The killer acted without fear of retribution.
• Dan did not want to give his last name, for fear of retribution.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2020
• And so there was some retribution in that.
  — NBC news, 31 May 2026
• And the church is not afraid to throw its weight around or even dole out old-school retribution.
  — NBC News, 25 June 2018
• The group is afraid to blow the whistle for fear of retribution.
  — The Seattle Times, 13 Sep. 2017
• Many even sought to blame others or seek some kind of retribution.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2022
• That's where the fun comes in, retribution.
  — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
• So, what does Mitchell have planned for his own form of retribution?
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2023
• Just like your ethics program, make sure there is no fear of retribution.
  — Bob Bruns, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
• Fans will want retribution for the death of two fan favorites.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 15 Apr. 2018
• And that brings me back to the question of retribution.
  — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
• There are two types of retribution these agents are concerned about.
  — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025
• And his eyes, cold with retribution.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• Ending there, the show would have been about karmic retribution.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
• Caballero’s shots might have been a bit of retribution.
  — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
• But are people ready to sign up for a campaign of retribution?
  — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
• The residents asked that their names not be used for fear of retribution.
  — Peter Prengaman, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019
• The man’s family asked that his name not be used for fear of retribution.
  — Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
• The idea of retribution on my parents, my friends, my business, and my staff.
  — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017
• And then the bad stuff -- rage, jealousy, anger, vengeance, retribution.
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 26 Jan. 2022
• The calls for retribution are not constrained to the fringes, and now whole shows are getting the axe.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
• And now Trump will seek retribution.
  — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
• Who could blame the man for seeking (and taking) bloody retribution?
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Feb. 2023
• But there’s also the fear of retribution.
  — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 16 Jan. 2026
• Was there any part of you that signed up with the Saudis for money or retribution?
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
• 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
• This is no time, White said, for him or anyone else to exact any form of retribution.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2017
• The worry is that there could be retribution if they’re picked up by Russian forces.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022
• The woman did not want to be identified for fear of retribution.
  — Dake Kang, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022
• The only other way to end the cycle of retribution is to just swallow hard and end it.
  — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021