Examples of avenge in a Sentence

The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father. They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.

Recent Examples on the Web At the same time, Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) plots to seize the throne to avenge his mother's death. — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Many people silenced by policies adopted under Gadde are clamoring for Musk to avenge them. — Washington Post, 9 May 2022 Amid much growling, howling, floating and farting, Aurvandil predicts his own impending demise and makes Amleth vow to avenge him — an oath sealed in blood and destined to be fulfilled with great geysers of gore and lava. — Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022 Since then, the Crusaders aimed to avenge that loss and take home the state title — mission accomplished. — oregonlive, 4 June 2022 In Trek to Yomi, a young samurai named Hiroki vows to avenge his master and protect his town. — Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 29 Apr. 2022 The prince then grows up (played by Skarsgård, 45) and sets out to avenge his dad, save his mother (Kidman) and kill his uncle. — Alex Cramer, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2022 The Firebirds look to avenge last year's championship loss and continue with their almost-perfect season in this thrilling matchup. — Claire Cornelius, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2022 Providence will look to avenge a 32-point massacre to the Golden Eagles on Jan. 4. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2022 See More

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