avenge

The next Ashes series is in the UK next summer, when England will look to defeat the Australians for the first time since 2015 and avenge a dismal 4-1 defeat down under last winter.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The young Lafayette seized the opportunity to avenge his father’s death and his country’s humiliation, arriving in America in 1777, at only 19 years old, as the patriot cause was at its nadir.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

South Carolina is trying to avenge last season’s championship loss to UConn and secure its fourth national championship in program history and the third in five years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

All that mattered was whether or not Hamlet would take action to avenge his father.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Victory also marked a first over a world number one player for Fritz, 27, and avenges last year's Laver Cup defeat by Alcaraz, which sealed the title for Team Europe.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025

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 1984, audiences had never seen anything like the low-budget epic “New York Ninja,” in which the Taiwanese kung fu performer John Liu directs himself as a high-kicking sound man who avenges his wife’s death.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2021

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

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

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

The impressive Simpson avenged the only loss of his career, when Williamson upset the odds to stop him in the 10th round in December.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The Trojans avenged the 5-4 loss they suffered against Texas State on Friday night in the regional opener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

His only blemish remains a draw with Frazer Clarke, a result he emphatically avenged with a first-round stoppage.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

The boys avenged their pain by ridiculing their teachers.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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

In the semifinals six days earlier, Loyola upset No. 2 Redondo Union in five sets, avenging a close loss in the Redondo Varsity Classic final on April 18.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

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

The New Zealand-Canadian pair beat American Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic 7-5 6-3, avenging their loss in the Wimbledon final.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024

She persuaded the avenging goddesses also to accept it, and with this new law of mercy established they themselves were changed.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton