eye for an eye
Example Sentences
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An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind, as Mahatma Gandhi allegedly said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Jade wants to be both the ugly zombie daddy, meting out an eye for an eye, and the final girl who brings him down.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2021
An eye for an eye easily escalates to two eyes for an eye.
From Washington Post • May 27, 2021
You don't believe in the eye for an eye?
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2019
An eye for an eye leads only to more blindness.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
