as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance
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Recent Examples of comeuppance
The precipitating event in this novel of COVID and comeuppance takes place on a hike, when a married couple—who have fled Brooklyn for a cottage upstate—have an argument.
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The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Tiny Desk Concert Who knew NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts so richly deserved a comeuppance?
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2024
Industry’s seductions and warnings seesaw relentlessly; each trading-floor triumph or delirious night at the club tends to crash into a comeuppance and a monstrous hangover.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
To Europeans, the crisis was the United States’ comeuppance.
—Adam Tooze, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018
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The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Tiny Desk Concert Who knew NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts so richly deserved a comeuppance?
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2024
Industry’s seductions and warnings seesaw relentlessly; each trading-floor triumph or delirious night at the club tends to crash into a comeuppance and a monstrous hangover.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
To Europeans, the crisis was the United States’ comeuppance.
—Adam Tooze, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018
See all Example Sentences for comeuppance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppance
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If convicted, the punishment is life in prison without the possibility of parole.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Similar constitutional amendments have been adopted in recent years in states including Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont, removing exceptions that allowed slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Laura Donnelly is phenomenal as the older Helen, who is moved by a hardened, ancient wrath.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Although Blasphemous Edict won’t be able to clear the board against the most extreme go-wide decks (where wraths are often the most needed), being a sacrifice effect gets around annoying protection like Indestructible.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Plus, Cory has the time penalty next week, increasing his odds of entering the ring.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Filion faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each charge, federal prosecutors said.Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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