take revenge
Example Sentences
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Salon’s executive editor Andrew O’Hehir quotes producer Tomoyuki Tanaka’s summation in his ode to the original movie: “Mankind had created the Bomb,” Tanaka said, “and now nature was going to take revenge on mankind.”
From Salon • Mar. 20, 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
"Andriy was a great man and a true friend. That is why they take revenge, that is what they are afraid of," he wrote on Telegram, pointing to Parubiy's contribution to building the Ukrainian army.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
The mechanic vows to take revenge, but there’s a problem: He never saw the man’s face, and all he has to go on is the telltale squeak of his tormenter’s prosthetic leg.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 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
