an eye for an eye
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
She offers a better resolution than an eye for an eye, in the form a honey-flavored absolution, baked with love.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2024
“Justice is seen as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2018
But why does justice require an eye for an eye?
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2016
He made it a matter of conscience—he liked to feel that he was treating Gordon generously, and not demanding an eye for an eye.
From Confidence by James, Henry
