How to Use comeuppance in a Sentence

comeuppance

noun
  • One of these days, he'll get his comeuppance for treating people so arrogantly.
  • And a guy like that needs to get some comeuppance in a movie.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • The bad guys get their comeuppance and good guys get to be heroes.
    — Byron McCauley, Cincinnati.com, 26 June 2019
  • The cheat gets his comeuppance.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Still, some in the West did not doubt that a comeuppance was in store.
    — Henry Austin, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Besides, he's seen a lot of those who've knocked him get their own comeuppance.
    — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Most movies would’ve saved their villain’s comeuppance for last and made a meal out of it.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Rarely have two athletes gone head to head in equal need of comeuppance, of humbling.
    — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 17 June 2017
  • Tell me about the process of shooting Hope’s big comeuppance.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2021
  • And a healthy portion tunes in hoping the Chiefs get their comeuppance.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
  • There are some people that want Baelish to get his comeuppance.
    — Meredith Woerner, latimes.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The video, with a team of Black women wielding scalpels, is a gory comeuppance.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • So maybe just watch through that season’s villain getting their comeuppance, then shut it down.
    — Alexis Gunderson, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
  • These comments were met by an avalanche of claims that this was karmic comeuppance for a track record of bad behavior.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • Miss those lofty expectations, though, and the comeuppance is swift and harsh.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Others are the result of what could be thought of as a little instant comeuppance.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
  • No one on this show ever gets their comeuppance because of their immense wealth and power.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Trump’s critics insist that his comeuppance is on the horizon.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 7 Feb. 2018
  • People like to sit in judgment and watch people get their reward or comeuppance.
    — Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
  • But Gruden is not the only one who should be getting his comeuppance.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Some are tired of his obfuscation and have daydreamed of his comeuppance for years.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
  • But there’s no schadenfreude watching her squeeze into a middle seat, no glee in her comeuppance.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe Coach would finally get his karmic comeuppance.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And unlike so many bullies, Falfa gets his comeuppance in the end.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
  • But quite a few others loathe Dubai and are savoring its comeuppance.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The choice to give Evan Hansen no comeuppance doesn’t make dramatic sense.
    — Jason Zinoman, Slate Magazine, 6 June 2017
  • There were skiers that day who saw Maier’s epic crash as comeuppance for his season-long daredevil lines.
    — Tim Layden, SI.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Is Grasso going to get his comeuppance?
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This was just a nice comeuppance for a person who needs a little reality check.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The bad guys are getting the cosmic comeuppance reserved for those on the wrong side of history.
    — Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2023

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