Example Sentences
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The Trojans avenged the 5-4 loss they suffered against Texas State on Friday night in the regional opener.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Its only two losses to California schools came in out of state tournaments to Marymount and Redondo Union early in the season and the Trailblazers avenged both in best-of-five matches.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
The Celtics avenged a 117-116 loss to the 76ers in their opener at Boston and improved to 3-3 while dropping the host Sixers to 4-1.
From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025
In over 300 fights across Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu and boxing, just three of those have been defeats - which she later avenged.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
When Locri was destroyed by one of his legates, the Locrians were not avenged by him, nor was the arrogance of that legate corrected, all this arising from his easygoing nature.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
