vengeance

Example Sentences

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He said there would be "secrets, betrayals, vengeance and perhaps one last dinner party", referring to a famous scene from series two.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

We get a taste of these Machiavels, who have none of the misgivings about vengeance that will plague Hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

The arriving fighters were met with tears and vows of vengeance from hundreds of people who gathered to greet them in the northeastern Kurdish city of Qamishli, according to AFP correspondents at the scene.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

“Does the request of a ghost overrule the plea of a wife? How can your vow of vengeance usurp our marriage vows?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein