take revenge
Example Sentences
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"A lot of things could happen in a marriage and you want to discuss them when you still love each other rather than when things go bad and you want to take revenge," says Celine.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
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 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 ● Dec. 24, 2025
“It used to be just us, me and Norman and Pelicarnassus. But now, it’s all ‘How are we going to take revenge on the lizard?
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
