How to Use revenge in a Sentence

revenge

noun
  • She swore that she would have her revenge.
  • The team is seeking revenge for the loss earlier in the season.
  • The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader.
  • She wants revenge against her enemies.
  • The Owls don’t have to wait long to go after some revenge.
    Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
  • With revenge on their minds, Davis and crew set out in search of Knight and Shakur.
    Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Hey, maybe a little bit of revenge isn’t such a bad thing.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
  • Filled with rage, Liv sets out on a frenzied path of revenge.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2023
  • This wasn’t like any sort of revenge game or anything like that.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • But almost all of us share a sense of horror and a deep need for revenge.
    TIME, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The revenge thriller begins on the open roads somewhere in the American West.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Both sides have done horrible things in the name of self-defense and revenge.
    Landon Block, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Minnesota is on a bit of a revenge tour from a season ago.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Our Killer wants revenge and aims to snuff out anyone who crossed him and his partner.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The film follows two teens who team up to get revenge on both of their tormentors.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 June 2023
  • But that revenge doesn’t come until that final moment in the prison.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Fox has since come to believe that karma can be the coldest revenge.
    Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • After all those beatdowns over the years, the Bills are going to exact some revenge.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • That person might decide to show up at this point and take the shipment or exact revenge.
    John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • The musical is about revenge, while the penny dreadful is about greed.
    Laura Zornosa, Time, 7 July 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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