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Example sentences for "vengeance"

Lexicographically close words:
venery; venesection; venez; venga; venge; vengeaunce; vengeful; vengefully; venger; vengono
  1. Remember, Stryj, if the secrets of Borga have been discovered, if our country has been betrayed, then a harvest of vengeance is going to be reaped.

  2. I will dare even the vengeance of Von Berger if you but promise me.

  3. Charite by subtle plans was able to put out Thrasyllus' eyes for vengeance and then stabbed herself over her husband's tomb.

  4. When he refused to satisfy her desires, for vengeance she accused him to her father of having tried to rape her.

  5. It was long believed that this was a political crime, "a kind of epilogue of secret vengeance in party politics" as Edmond Pilon puts it.

  6. Eros is the offended god who undoubtedly in vengeance caused the violent love of Habrocomes, the separation and the miseries of the unhappy pair.

  7. Hippothoos on his return decided, in vengeance for the death of his companion, to kill her in a horrible way: to put her in a deep trench with two fierce dogs.

  8. Rejected by Sostratus as a suitor because of his bad reputation he plotted vengeance in his willful and violent way.

  9. Womanlike, all vehemence in accusation at first, all insistence in extenuation now that vengeance threatened.

  10. Serious clashes had occurred, and were of almost daily happening, to the end that officers, out fishing or shooting, had been insulted and threatened by Indians who had sworn vengeance against the soldier, and knew no discrimination.

  11. The castellan told you that disgrace would fall on me and on all my family Would it not be a still greater disgrace, if I escaped from here, and left you to the vengeance of the law?

  12. Love, sorrow and vengeance poured fire into his veins.

  13. I also swore to God that if He would permit me to glut my vengeance I would surrender to Him the child that was left to me.

  14. For vengeance for his wife's death, he always keeps several German captives and listens joyfully when they moan and their chains rattle.

  15. He attacked you, it is true, because vengeance burns within him; but have you not attacked peaceful people in Mazowsze?

  16. From the expedition he emerged with a feeling of humiliation and shame, and with a desire for vengeance and a longing after Bergow, who was his dear friend.

  17. They prefer vengeance to mead and wine; and if they want a pretext, they have one.

  18. Perhaps that very letter was the cause of his flight, because his soul burned within him with pain and vengeance for Rotgier who, they say now, was Zygfried's own son.

  19. The priest confirmed the story, that no father ever loved his son as much as Zygfried loved Rotgier; for his thirst for vengeance he sold his soul to the devil.

  20. Therefore his blood began to boil, and a desire for vengeance overflowed his soul.

  21. When their complaint had no effect whatever, in the first moment he was ready to approve of any plan for vengeance against Jurand.

  22. The day of judgment and vengeance is at hand.

  23. They have only to tell him that if he comes by himself they will give her up to him and he would not hesitate to go; then old Zygfried would wreak his vengeance upon him, for the death of Rotgier, in unheard-of tortures.

  24. A trial and vengeance await him because, how can his innocence be proven to the master.

  25. I ascribe the calamities under which we suffer; but is there no way by which this sanguinary career of vengeance can be checked or moderated?

  26. Because, his father's blood being spilt by thee, vengeance falls into his hands.

  27. The news of the unfortunate catastrophe deeply affected Gushtásp, who cried, in great grief: "Is there no one to take vengeance for this?

  28. But food, nor sleep Nor rest will I indulge in, till just vengeance Has been inflicted on the cruel foe.

  29. And is not Káús living now, With rightful vengeance on his brow?

  30. Thou hast taken vengeance for thy father, by slaying Ferámurz, the son of Rustem.

  31. I ask but for revenge-- Vengeance for Irij slain.

  32. Every name, which kindness or interest once raised too high, is in danger, lest the next age should, by the vengeance of criticism, sink it in the same proportion.

  33. It was the vengeance of the savage--the call of "blood for blood"; and the death of Patteson lies surely upon the head of those white traders who carried death and captivity to the white coral shore of Nukapu.

  34. At last they reached the ship and climbed on board, while the canoes--fearing vengeance from the men on the schooner--turned and fled.

  35. Why do you lock up our five sons, when vengeance calls them to Gilmanscleugh?

  36. Do you not tremble at the vengeance of the judge?

  37. As he was not able to vent it on me, he has wreaked his vengeance on many innocent persons.

  38. Public vengeance was not satisfied with the self-wrought retribution on Stukely.

  39. He would suffer no vengeance to be taken.

  40. Now the chief definitely offered to join in a march upon golden Manoa if Ralegh would leave fifty Englishmen to defend him from the vengeance of the Inca and Spain.

  41. Rightly or wrongly, on proof or on suspicion, he regarded his uncle as his father's murderer, and he pursued his vengeance with a skill and constancy worthy of Hamlet.

  42. As yet he did not feel in force sufficient to attack the city, for, if he had been, his long cherished vengeance against its inhabitants would not have been postponed till another season.

  43. Dervorgoil, wife of O'Ruarc of Breffni, and daughter of O'Melaghlin, who both appealed to the monarch for vengeance on the ravager.

  44. On his liberation he entered into bonds for 3,000 pounds not to make reprisals, but Mountjoy took vengeance for him.

  45. The irritable master of song, seizing a sharp axe, slew the steward on the spot, and then to avoid O'Donnell's vengeance fled into Clanrickarde.

  46. For the rebels no terms were thought of, and the full vengeance of the victors was reserved for them.

  47. Though he does not seek further proof, yet, like Hamlet after the revelations of the play, he becomes frantic and irresolute, neglects an opportunity to kill the duke, and wastes his vengeance upon an innocent child.

  48. The scene changing to Sicily, Adorni, a faithful follower of Camiola's father, soliloquizes on his love for her and his intention to take vengeance on Fulgentio.

  49. Its themes are the common ones of adultery and revenge, but it gives them an entirely novel treatment, the husband refusing to take vengeance on his guilty wife, who dies repentant and forgiven.

  50. But first, there was a deadly vengeance to be taken in the city upon all who could be supposed to have favored the murder of Cæsar, or who could be enemies to their schemes.

  51. At length Tiberius fell ill, and when he was known to be dying, he was smothered with pillows as he began to recover from a fainting fit, lest he should take vengeance on those who had for a moment thought him dead.

  52. He took a terrible vengeance on the Jews.

  53. As the train whirled toward London she whetted the stiletto of vengeance upon the grindstone of her wounded feelings.

  54. It is no argument with them that others have preferred cruelty to mercy, and vengeance to justice.

  55. Why the vile monster's blood did I not shed, And all the vengeance draw on my own head?

  56. Pour all thy curses, Heaven, upon this head, For I've the worst of vengeance merited, That yet I impudently live to hear Myself upbraided of a wrong to her!

  57. No, I'll do things the world shall quake to hear; My just revenge so true a stamp shall bear, As henceforth Heaven itself shall emulate, And copy all its vengeance out by that.

  58. Or when, by the power I from his father had, Any restraint was on his pleasures laid, Ushered with frowns on me his soul would rise, And threaten future vengeance from his eyes.

  59. What temples sacked, what desolations made, To pull down such a vengeance on my head?

  60. Nothing, I hope; I would not have it said That in my vengeance any fault I made.

  61. Only the justice of my vengeance own,-- Thou'rt heir of Spain, and my adopted son.

  62. Go, that my vengeance I may finish quite: 'Twould be imperfect, should I lose the sight.

  63. I witnessed a God pardoning sin, yet taking vengeance on inventions.

  64. Although chastisement and affliction were the means of correction and sanctification, or even the vengeance taken on my inventions, yet, as a God, he at the same time pardoneth.

  65. Verily thou art a God that pardoneth, though thou takest vengeance on the inventions of thy rebellious children.

  66. And did the Lord take vengeance on my inventions?

  67. Thou hast dealt with me, thou hast chastened, and in some instances taken vengeance on my inventions.

  68. Those at Jerusalem were commanded to submit to the king of Babylon, as in that case he would not destroy the city; but no, they stood it out, and the threatened vengeance overtook them.

  69. Ashurbânipal’s vengeance must overtake him, so he fled to Elam.

  70. If any man ventures to stop me from doing it the people from the great canoe will land on this isle and take vengeance for his act, and kill with the thunder which the sailing gods carry ever about with them.

  71. If even the Cannibal God himself wrought it harm, who could tell what judgment might fall upon him forthwith, what terrible vengeance the dead Tu-Kila-Kila might wreak upon him in his ghostly anger?

  72. Chevalier's enemy, who does nothing but breathe threats of vengeance against you and all the nobles together.

  73. Du Croisier, on the other hand, was a man to bear a grudge and nurse a vengeance for a score of years.

  74. Besides this, he feared that, as had already too often happened, should the place fall, even the solemn engagement of the terms of the surrender would not be sufficient to protect the loyalists against the vengeance of their countrymen.

  75. He was thus enabled to send off such of the inhabitants and loyalist troops as would have suffered from the vengeance of the Americans.

  76. It's all off with the commodore and the skipper anyhow,' says the mate, 'so we might just as well have vengeance on their murderers.

  77. She did not know whether she wanted to tear them out with shouts of vengeance or cover up their mysterious and shameless innocence with kisses of pity and love.

  78. The tyrant power, his vengeance dread To Egypt's shores pursued; At Trafalgar its hydra-head For ever sunk subdued.


  79. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "vengeance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    avenge; due; feud; redress; reprisal; requital; retaliation; retribution; revenge; vendetta; vengeance