revenge

Example Sentences

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She urged the performer to consider, “Why am I saying this? Is it just to get revenge?”

From Los Angeles Times

The suspect entered the home with an AR-15, allegedly intoxicated, intent on gunning down an entire family in revenge for them asking him to be quieter late at night.

From Salon

The Barry/Fuches relationship has cycled through so many iterations of solidarity and revenge that it feels impossible to care much about this — or be surprised by anything either of them decides about the other.

From Washington Post

Legend has it that it's one major reason Trump decided to run, as an act of literal revenge.

From Salon

Midway through Biden’s first term, supporters of Donald Trump popularized a series of memes depicting the former president as a domineering, Thanos-like figure with blue laser eyes — out to take revenge on his liberal enemies.

From Washington Post