How to Use revenge in a Sentence
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Driven to revenge, Ji-woo joins the gang of a crime boss who knew her father.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
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To save his own skin and revenge himself on Logan, Kendall has turned whistleblower.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
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Years later that boy has grown up to be Nat Love (Jonathan Majors), who had dedicated his life to revenge.
—Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021
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But Morgan will be part of a core group of American veterans eager to revenge the team’s early crash out of the 2016 Olympics.
—Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 23 June 2021
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Hong Kongers also marked the student’s death with vigils over the weekend, and are calling upon one another to revenge his death.
—Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019
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When Moody is brutally killed, Anna plots revenge against his murderer (Keaton) in a weaving cat-and-mouse game.
—Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2021
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For others, however, the fighting means something besides grief and anger, or even revenge.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2020
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White people are lucky Black people only want equality, and not revenge.
—Chelsea Sanders, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2021
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The Centurions gave the Rockets their first loss of the season back in August, but Assumption exacted revenge three weeks later.
—J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2021
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With Cassie and Nate’s secret affair finally exposed, Maddy wishfully plots revenge against her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 14 Feb. 2022
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People with stressful jobs and who work long hours might also be prone to revenge bedtime procrastination.
—Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping, 6 Nov. 2021
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Soon enough, the cost of fame is being measured in bribes as various underworld characters emerge, seeking payoffs or just revenge in the aftermath of tragedy.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Nov. 2021
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Here are the reflections of a few of the artists and technicians who pitted against one another two bastards, their vast armies and (most powerful of all) their divergent attitudes to power and to revenge.
—Daniel D’addario, Time, 19 June 2016
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Some are calling these bucket-brimming overseas plans revenge escapes.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 24 June 2021
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Falsely accused of a crime and shipped off to a convict colony in Australia, barber Sweeney returns to 19th-century London determined to be revenged on those who did him wrong — costing him his wife and daughter.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2019
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At its center is a man whose attempt to leave behind his father’s past on the wrong side of the law is frustrated by circumstance, and who has to find a balance (and perhaps revenge) in an uncertain, rapidly changing world.
—Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
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No one has the energy for memorials, organizing, or even revenge.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2021
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As travel rebounded this year, a number of different trends have emerged, from working remotely from hotels to revenge travel to trip stacking.
—Rachel King, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2021
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Others are exposed to revenge attacks from embittered neighbours or Syria’s many unruly militias.
—The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
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But as vaccination rates pick up and consumers confined to their homes much of last year begin to revenge spend, 2021 is shaping up as a year of recovery for nearly every corner of North Texas’ highly diversified economy.
—Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 27 June 2021
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Reluctantly pressed into service again, a former military sniper plots revenge against his powerful foes after being betrayed and wounded.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
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Conservative orthodoxy was unceremoniously discarded to accommodate whatever Trump impulsively and self-interestedly needed in the moment -- adoration, self-preservation, even revenge.
—CNN, 21 Aug. 2020
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Driven to revenge, Ji-woo joins the gang of a crime boss who knew her father.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
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To save his own skin and revenge himself on Logan, Kendall has turned whistleblower.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
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Years later that boy has grown up to be Nat Love (Jonathan Majors), who had dedicated his life to revenge.
—Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021
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But Morgan will be part of a core group of American veterans eager to revenge the team’s early crash out of the 2016 Olympics.
—Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 23 June 2021
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Hong Kongers also marked the student’s death with vigils over the weekend, and are calling upon one another to revenge his death.
—Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2019
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When Moody is brutally killed, Anna plots revenge against his murderer (Keaton) in a weaving cat-and-mouse game.
—Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2021
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For others, however, the fighting means something besides grief and anger, or even revenge.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2020
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White people are lucky Black people only want equality, and not revenge.
—Chelsea Sanders, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2021
- The team is seeking revenge for the loss earlier in the season.
- The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader.
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The Owls don’t have to wait long to go after some revenge.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
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With revenge on their minds, Davis and crew set out in search of Knight and Shakur.
—Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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Hey, maybe a little bit of revenge isn’t such a bad thing.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
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Filled with rage, Liv sets out on a frenzied path of revenge.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2023
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This wasn’t like any sort of revenge game or anything like that.
—Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
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But almost all of us share a sense of horror and a deep need for revenge.
—TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
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The revenge thriller begins on the open roads somewhere in the American West.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
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Trey, meanwhile, sees a chance for revenge against the men who buried her beloved brother in a peat bog.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
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Both sides have done horrible things in the name of self-defense and revenge.
—Landon Block, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
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Minnesota is on a bit of a revenge tour from a season ago.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
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Our Killer wants revenge and aims to snuff out anyone who crossed him and his partner.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
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The film follows two teens who team up to get revenge on both of their tormentors.
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 June 2023
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But that revenge doesn’t come until that final moment in the prison.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
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Fox has since come to believe that karma can be the coldest revenge.
—Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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After all those beatdowns over the years, the Bills are going to exact some revenge.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
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At the heart of their grievances is greed — Bo’s for money, Frank’s for forgiveness and Toni’s for revenge.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
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His hunt for revenge, however, brings with it a shot at the biggest heist of his career.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
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That person might decide to show up at this point and take the shipment or exact revenge.
—John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
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Moeller was back one year later and got revenge with a 6-0 win over St. Ignatius in the DI state semifinals.
—Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 10 June 2023
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The musical is about revenge, while the penny dreadful is about greed.
—Laura Zornosa, Time, 7 July 2023
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Two years later, Bryant got his revenge, beating the Celtics in seven games to win his fifth and final ring.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
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The brink of war As word of the sinking reached the White House, influential voices were calling for revenge.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 26 May 2023
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The win catapulted the Pioneers (30-9-3) to the Frozen Four, and exacted a measure of revenge in the process.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2024
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Intent on revenge, Chenneville sets off on the trail of a man soon revealed to be a serial killer.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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In one clip from the slideshow, Perry makes a shocked expression for the camera before singing along with the 1989 revenge anthem.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2024
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The Crimson Tide earned their revenge during the 2022 season in Tuscaloosa, holding on late to preserve a narrow win.
—Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 17 July 2023
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Steeped in secrecy and a burning desire for revenge, her return to Havana is a chance to right the wrong that has been done to her—and her prey is on the ship.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
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The effort to curb the Supreme Court is also considered by many in the opposition as an act of revenge by the settlers.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 23 July 2023
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