5 sentences with 'reprisals'

Example sentences and phrases with the word reprisals and other words derived from it.

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« Various tribes raided Roman lands, usually resulting in brutal Roman reprisals. »
« The Daughters of Liberty promoted the boycott of British goods while the Sons enforced it, threatening reprisals against anyone who bought imported goods or used stamp paper. »
« Slaves everywhere resisted their exploitation and sought freedom. They fully understood that rebellions would provoke massive white reprisals and therefore had little chance of success. »
« A wave of reprisals against former radicals known as the "White Terror" saw tens of thousands killed (as many died in the White Terror as died in the persecution campaigns of the Committee of Public Safety). »
« Slaves understood that the chances of ending slavery through rebellion were slim and would likely result in massive reprisals; many also feared the risk to themselves and their families of participating in such actions. »

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