a tooth for a tooth
Example Sentences
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“We don’t believe in an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, because that always leads to a bad situation,” Sheinbaum told journalists at her daily news conference.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
In the trial the defense lawyers said that the Mosaic law of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth had gone out of effect nearly 2,000 years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moses would cry for his people, who have lost sight of the biblical guideline on proportionate retaliation: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
From Time Magazine Archive
Ye have heard, 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.'
From Time Magazine Archive
“The law of Leviticus states ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life.’
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
