vengefulness
noun
Examples of vengeful in a Sentence
The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee.
The fire was a vengeful act of destruction.
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On top of having been popularized in its current incarnation through a Harry Potter fanfic, the belief system abounds with fantastical thought experiments, like Roko’s Basilisk — in which a vengeful future AI punishes those who did not help to create it.
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Aja Romano, Vox, 24 Feb. 2025
After beginning her acting career in the 1950s with appearances on a few anthology series, Hirson joined ABC’s daytime serial The Edge of Night in the series regular role of the vengeful and sometimes murderous Stephanie Martin.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Feb. 2025
For his efforts, he’s captured by the vengeful Yellowjackets.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
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Aja Romano, Vox, 24 Feb. 2025
After beginning her acting career in the 1950s with appearances on a few anthology series, Hirson joined ABC’s daytime serial The Edge of Night in the series regular role of the vengeful and sometimes murderous Stephanie Martin.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Feb. 2025
For his efforts, he’s captured by the vengeful Yellowjackets.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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