revenged; revenging
1
: to avenge (oneself or another) usually by retaliating in kind or degree
2
: to inflict injury in return for
revenge an insult
revenger
noun
1
: a desire for vengeance or retribution
motivated by revenge
2
: an act or instance of retaliating in order to get even
plotted her revenge
3
: an opportunity for getting satisfaction
sought revenge through a rematch
Examples of revenge in a Sentence
Verb
a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother
Noun
She swore that she would have her revenge.
She wants revenge against her enemies.
The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader.
The team is seeking revenge for the loss earlier in the season.
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Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The titan Chronos, patriarch to all the gods, returns to get revenge for his imprisonment at the hands of his children, taking control of Tartarus and simultaneously waging war on the mortal world via Mount Olympus.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Each region is dominated by a particular strand of Atsu’s revenge.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Jesus talks a big game about how he’s motivated by Antonio’s exit and wants to get revenge against Veejay.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And this book delivers on that in the story of Emmy and Talia, two witches working to get revenge on town heart breaker Gareth.
—Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The titan Chronos, patriarch to all the gods, returns to get revenge for his imprisonment at the hands of his children, taking control of Tartarus and simultaneously waging war on the mortal world via Mount Olympus.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Each region is dominated by a particular strand of Atsu’s revenge.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Jesus talks a big game about how he’s motivated by Antonio’s exit and wants to get revenge against Veejay.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revenge
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenge. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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revenge
1 of 2 verb
re·venge
ri-ˈvenj 
revenged; revenging
1
: to get even for a wrong done
revenge myself on my enemies
2
: to give injury in return for
revenge an insult
revenger
noun
revenge
2 of 2 noun1
: a desire to pay back injury for injury
2
: an act or instance of revenging
3
: a chance for getting satisfaction
revengeful
adjective
-fəl
revengefully
adverb
-fə-lē
revengefulness
noun
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