revenge
Example Sentences
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The Lakers built much of their March success on successful revenge performances.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
This year has been the revenge of the real, with companies making physical goods far outpacing shares of AI-disruptible service and software providers.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Originally self-published last February, Shy Girl was described in its promotional material as a "buzzy BookTok sensation" and "a harrowing tale of survival and revenge" and well as being "bloody and unapologetic".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Salon’s executive editor Andrew O’Hehir quotes producer Tomoyuki Tanaka’s summation in his ode to the original movie: “Mankind had created the Bomb,” Tanaka said, “and now nature was going to take revenge on mankind.”
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Sahil and Maddie think this footage is about cold, hard revenge.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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