seek retribution

Frequency: 6.27.3 per million words

To try to obtain punishment against someone.

retributionVERB + retribution

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Examples (10)

  • The villagers vowed to seek retribution for the unprovoked attack.
  • After the betrayal, she felt a strong urge to seek retribution.
  • They believed it was their right to seek retribution against their oppressors.
  • The ancient gods were known to seek divine retribution against mortals who offended them.
  • He spent years planning how to seek retribution for the injustice he suffered.
  • The international community began to seek retribution for the war crimes.
  • Some argue that to seek retribution only perpetuates the cycle of violence.
  • Driven by grief, the family decided to seek legal retribution.
  • The defeated army threatened to seek fierce retribution in the future.
  • Instead of reconciliation, their leader chose to seek political retribution.