revenge
Example Sentences
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A tale of privilege, scandal and revenge unfolds among the schemes and dreams of a would-be British prime minister.
Amusingly, his motivation isn’t so much revenge or anger as career advancement: Joey’s behavior has handed Elliott the first few scenes of a potential drama.
For some, it’s a tale of toxic fixation, for others a revenge plot or a tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times
Not that Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff’s doomed-by-their-own-hands love affair ever needed the exposure; Brontë’s themes of obsession, revenge, social class and the supernatural are still analyzed in high school English classes.
From Los Angeles Times
And in the process, the Seahawks would exact revenge on the team that denied them a title 11 years ago.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
