COMEUPPANCE in a Sentence

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1. After his earlier rudeness, we were delighted to see him get his comeuppance.

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 Meanings and Examples of COMEUPPANCE
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comeuppance
 n.  rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved
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1  After his earlier rudeness, we were delighted to see him get his comeuppance.