get back at

Example Sentences

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"I tried to get back at certain points but my knee wasn't quite ready," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

That made the scientists wonder if Anchali was trying to get back at Mary by ruining her shower.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 21, 2024

“You kind of had to get back at some point.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

His wife did it to get back at one of their neighbors, he says.

From Slate • May 17, 2024

“Now you’ve done it. Anything to get back at your father, to ruin his business. I knew it was going to end like this.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole