eye for an eye

Example Sentences

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“We don’t believe in an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, because that always leads to a bad situation,” Sheinbaum told journalists at her daily news conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind, as Mahatma Gandhi allegedly said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

This principle is best summarized in the line “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

You don't believe in the eye for an eye?

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2019

An eye for an eye leads only to more blindness.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood