All 6 Uses

retort
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Edited)

"How does the cow-shit come on the roof?" retorts Müller laconically, and turns to Haie Westhus again.
p. 77.9

retorts = replies quickly
"Have you ever dug peat?" he retorts good-naturedly.
p. 78.8
"A bit longer than you, I fancy," he retorts.
p. 81.9
"That's none of your business," retorts Himmelstoss.
p. 89.6 *
"Then I can be going home right away," retorts Tjaden, and we all laugh.
p. 204.9
Tjaden retorts in the well-known phrase from Goethe's "Gotz von Berlichingen," with which he is always free.
p. 238.6

Definitions:

(1) (retort as in: quick retort)
a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)