take revenge
Example Sentences
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Next season Brown will join young superstar Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia, where he will have ample opportunity to take revenge on the franchise that just cast him out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
"It Was Just an Accident," by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, was filmed in secret and deals with a dilemma that victims of oppression sometimes face: should they take revenge or forgive those who imprisoned them?
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
The mechanic vows to take revenge, but there’s a problem: He never saw the man’s face, and all he has to go on is the telltale squeak of his tormenter’s prosthetic leg.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2025
We all know how he loves to take revenge over imaginary slights.
From Salon ● May 1, 2023
I was suddenly ashamed that I’d wanted so badly to take revenge on them.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
