Noun : a brilliant riposte to an insult. From Dictionary.com.
Whether this serves as a decisive riposte is open to readers to judge. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
Mercer's 1500 word riposte hit Golfman squarely where it hurts - in the pomposity. From Wordnik.com. [Mercer, Golfman and Afghanistan: good for circ if nothing else] Reference
Tritone: talk about the failure calling the riposte black. .or something actor212 said. From Wordnik.com. [Sadly, No!] Reference
That piece prompted a 28,000-word riposte from Mr. Berman in The New Republic months later. From Wordnik.com. [New York���s Liberal Intellectuals Are Back at Each Other���s Throats���Buruma and Berman Slug It Out Over Political Islam] Reference
I endured that several hundred times, before I discovered the deserved riposte, which is: All birds have two legs. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
(Recall the riposte to Birch Society founder Robert Welch: “Ike isn’t a communist; he’s a golfer.”). From Wordnik.com. [Stromata Blog:] Reference
But I thought you’d appreciate the two-word riposte to Goldberg, even if it comes from the likes of Andrew Sullivan. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Some Things to Contemplate…] Reference
The old Wanshig would have had some clever riposte. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning City]
The Democrats 'riposte can be a surtax on millionaires. From Wordnik.com. [That'll Teach The Rascais] Reference
Obama has had plenty of time to work out the best riposte. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
His lips twitched and he inclined his head at her riposte. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Thoughtful stories are a lot harder than riposte reporting. From Wordnik.com. [Voters To Press: Move Over] Reference
A quick turn and a riposte had the prince staggering backward. From Wordnik.com. [Immortalis]
A riposte without point and decidely not a reputation enhancer. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
Let's see if your riposte is "... and we all know what you are.". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Vivar slashed at a Frenchman, then turned away from the riposte. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Rifles]
This is Labour's riposte to the Tory "Gordon Brown's Debt" poster. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
As a riposte, she devised an evening in which the reading is banned. From Wordnik.com. [The new wave of literary events] Reference
This is Labour's riposte to the Tories '"Gordon Brown's Debt" poster. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
The work is a witty riposte to the sanitized image of Western suburban life. From Wordnik.com. [Designed To Chill] Reference
Considering this Joycean riposte, I have slightly reformulated the question. From Wordnik.com. [Can writers change the world? Richard Holmes and Jerry Pinkney respond] Reference
But Sharpe's counteraccusation was a clumsy riposte and Bautista scoffed at it. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Devil]
I savour each riposte at each reprise but when they're aimed at me I flee in fright. From Wordnik.com. [jours linguistiques] Reference
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has a riposte to Bowles that I find revealing. From Wordnik.com. [The deficit and the dead-end future] Reference
The angry mob came out in force to shoot down the director general and his "robust" riposte. From Wordnik.com. [The BBC's champion punched back hard, but this fight will never end] Reference
We'll save Mark Smith's blushes by reminding him of his legendary riposte to a hapless fan on. From Wordnik.com. [FallNet - the punk foot of nose] Reference
Obama missed a chance for that riposte in the debate, but he may yet have another opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [The Bin Laden Factor] Reference
The monks laughed at that riposte, which was all the funnier for coming from an unexpected source. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
The simple riposte is that the Jamie Bulger case was used in a conference speech by Tony Blair as an example of Tory maladministration. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
Seems like Cameron's debuted a new riposte to Brown's "do-nothing" charge - accusing the government of behaving like "headless chickens". From Wordnik.com. [Cameron takes on the "headless chickens" of government] Reference
OK Geoff, why don't we deal with the obnoxious little dig you included in your original post but somehow managed to omit from your riposte. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
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