avenged; avenging
1
: to take vengeance for or on behalf of
vowed to avenge their murdered father
2
: to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer
was determined to avenge the assault
avenger
noun
Examples of avenge in a Sentence
The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.
They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.
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The director frames the film as an immersion into the mind of one such figure — shaped by social discontent, inequality and state repression — who triggers revolt to avenge the death of his dog.
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Bella Ramsey takes a break from killing zombies and avenging father figures, their usual pastimes in series The Last of Us, to fool around and fall in love in Sunny Dancer, a decidedly uneven but fitfully charming, YA-skewed British comedy-drama.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Freedom was able to avenge a district championship loss to Lake Nona by knocking off the defending state champs in a quarterfinal rematch 2-0 in overtime.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
That avenged the Timberwolves’ 47-44 loss to the Royals in last season’s tourney final.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Bella Ramsey takes a break from killing zombies and avenging father figures, their usual pastimes in series The Last of Us, to fool around and fall in love in Sunny Dancer, a decidedly uneven but fitfully charming, YA-skewed British comedy-drama.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Freedom was able to avenge a district championship loss to Lake Nona by knocking off the defending state champs in a quarterfinal rematch 2-0 in overtime.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
That avenged the Timberwolves’ 47-44 loss to the Royals in last season’s tourney final.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for avenge
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenge. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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avenge
verb
avenged; avenging
: to take vengeance for (an action) or on behalf of (a person)
avenger
noun
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