take vengeance
Example Sentences
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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
Peck’s documentary, he explains that he didn’t see Tom as a hero because he refused “to take vengeance into his own hands.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2017
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
This prince’s brother, Saifuddin Suri, came to take vengeance, and drove out Bahram.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various
