revenge

Example Sentences

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This is when elders from the clans of those involved in a dispute intervene with the aim of avoiding revenge and further violence, rather than establish criminal guilt.

From BBC

DR Congo were seeking revenge after a dramatic defeat in the last meeting of the nations, in World Cup qualifying in September.

From Barron's

The Mitchells will have to learn to work together though when an evil AI named PAL decides to take revenge on humanity by launching them into space.

From Salon

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans scrambled to leave the country, terrified that the Islamists would exact revenge on anyone who had helped the West.

From Barron's

He wants revenge on reporters who ask him questions he doesn’t want to answer and those who write things he doesn’t like.

From Salon