take vengeance
Example Sentences
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After the killing of Soleimani and Iran’s public vows to take vengeance, U.S. personnel in the region were on edge and asking colleagues about information related to emerging threats.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2020
A bristling, funny, savage novel that homes in on the conflicted lives of three ultra-wealthy Manhattan wives and the corrupt man on whom they take vengeance.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2018
Watching Brady take vengeance on the league office by way of New England’s opponents has been one of the few compelling plots thus far.
From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2016
The second of those challenges, by Sidwell in the 87th minute, gave Kranjcar the chance to take vengeance.
From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2014
He then conjured them to take vengeance upon the pretenders, and with some shrewd injunctions, took leave of them.
From Claimants to Royalty by Ingram, John M.
