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Example sentences for "avenge himself"

  • Martin was furious when he met this new obstacle, just as he believed the moment had come to avenge himself on the count.

  • He never reveals anger, but he will, with the most profound calmness, avenge himself, awaiting patiently the opportunity to use his bowie-knife with effect.

  • Then, as judge in the Supreme Court, he hastened to avenge himself of his enemies by issuing warrants against them.

  • On his restoration to his See, he was one of the few prelates--perhaps the only one--who personally sought to avenge himself.

  • In a month's time he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman, who had put such a barbarous cheat upon him.

  • Sabhir and I were the only two that would never be guilty of a mean submission: and to avenge himself, that great monarch sent Asaph, the son of Barakhia, his chief minister, to apprehend me.

  • It was probable enough that Fay had actually struck the blow; it was probable, too, that he had done it not to avenge himself primarily on Claude, but on Claude's father.

  • He seems to think that, once he is on the spot, he'll be able to show every one that Fay had no possible reason to want to avenge himself, and must therefore be beyond suspicion.

  • We know and he knows that if Jasper Fay did it, it was not to avenge himself on Claude, but on some one else.

  • Or how canst thou escape the crime of impiety towards God, when thou wishest thou couldst kill, and deemest thine adversary, a man who had it in his power this day to avenge himself, and to punish thee, but would not do it?

  • But Daniel was agile; and the hope of being able to avenge himself at once gave him unheard-of strength.

  • He ought to have the courage, at least, to live long enough to avenge himself.

  • But anger soon roused him to fury; and at the same time he was filled with an intense desire to avenge himself.

  • And in letter 19 of the lover: "For he has told me that now he is more jealous than at first, and that if he finds out about anything, he will wish to avenge himself.

  • For [Conti] has told me that now he is more jealous than at first, and that if he find out anything he will wish to avenge himself by putting you to death and will wish to find means to do the same to me.

  • For Conti has told me that now he is more jealous than at first, and that if he find out about anything, he will wish to avenge himself by putting us to death.

  • The desire of the Count di Poppi to avenge himself on the inhabitants of San Niccolo, long his enemies, occasioned his advice to Piccinino, who adopted it for the purpose of pleasing him; and this caused the ruin of both.

  • Agnolo thought Cosmo had not, in this instance, treated him as a friend; and having been unable to avenge himself on the father, he now resolved to do his utmost to ruin the son.

  • The shame and vexation of Bartolommeo were extreme, so that of all things he wished to avenge himself, thinking, with the death of his accuser, to efface the stain upon his character.

  • In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.

  • How well he had known how to avenge himself!

  • He knew how to avenge himself," muttered the doctor.

  • Besides, had I the right to deprive poor Sauvresy, who was dying in order to avenge himself, of his vengeance?

  • If my brother consents to grant to Red Wolf and Addick what they will ask of him, the Red Chiefs will help my brother to avenge himself, and ensure him success.

  • Does my brother wish to avenge himself on his enemies?


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