avenge

Lancers are motivated to avenge their defeat to JSerra in the semifinals of the Chargers Invitational on Aug. 15.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Holloway was looking to avenge his defeat by McGregor when they first met in 2013 and takes his record to 28 wins in 37 fights.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Much-fancied Japan beat the five-time champions 3-2 last October and - 20 years on - will look to avenge a 4-1 defeat in the 2006 group stage.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

If the Spurs beat Oklahoma City to advance to the Finals, the Jackals will have a chance to avenge the lowest point of their season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

It often took years to repay a favour or to avenge a wrong.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

There’s also the typical trend where, in matchups this tight, the results often even out, meaning Miami avenges that 2022 loss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2023

The Americans are tuning up for a World Cup that, they hope, avenges the disappointment of four years ago.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

In beating Usman, Birmingham's Edwards avenges his defeat in 2015 and ends the 35-year-old's 15-fight unbeaten streak in the UFC.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2022

He avenges his London 2012 loss to South African rival Chad le Clos with a 200-meter butterfly victory and his 20th career gold.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2020

He was a sort of Bradman, top of the battling avenges.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Three of the quartet were captain's picks, with the 22-year-old Woad the only debut automatic qualifier for the team that avenged defeat in Virginia two years ago.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

They would trade leather a further two times after Taylor had avenged her sole professional career defeat by Chantelle Cameron to become a two-weight champion.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

No, he says, a dutiful son avenged his father.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

It avenged that loss in four sets April 20 to earn the top seed.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

When Locri was destroyed by one of his legates, the Locrians were not avenged by him, nor was the arrogance of that legate corrected, all this arising from his easygoing nature.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

When Alexander, not yet 30 years old, crossed the Hindu Kush, his conquest tipped from plunder, expansion and avenging Persian invasions into an epic and increasingly confused fantasy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

After avenging that loss to become a two-weight undisputed champion later that year, Taylor recorded wins over Serrano in November 2024 and July 2025 having already overcome the Puerto Rican in April 2022.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Anyone who likes this kind of pulp knows these avenging angel characters are more or less the same: intense, taciturn, minimalist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

The same, by the way, was true of Nat Turner and John Brown—bloodthirsty monsters for some, avenging angels for others.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2024

Both as a means of avenging him and of preventing other such deaths . . . yes, and of attracting lost members back into the ranks.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison