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Lieutenant Scheisskopf’s wife was revenging herself upon Lieutenant Scheisskopf for some unforgettable crime of his she couldn’t recall.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

He was revenging himself on his two friends for liking one another more than they liked him.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

The form was more to him than the contents, and this was revenging itself now in a telling way.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II by Lermina, Jules

But while the hollyhock was taking the bee's fickleness so solemnly, a rose was revenging her upon him.

From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 by Hughes, Rupert

They leaned against it, and Maurice threw the hat from him and trampled on it, chuckling at the idea that he was revenging himself on the waiter.

From Maurice Guest by Richardson, Henry Handel