revenge
Example Sentences
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But he finally got revenge when Georgia beat Alabama in the national championship four years later, Smart’s only victory over Saban.
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
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