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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Mercurial, vengeful and fixated on forming a safe space for Mormons, Brigham Young stops at nothing to see his dream realized.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Breathing fire Angry, vengeful, paranoid, a remorseless bully: These are trademark Carollo traits, according to city employees, two of his daughters, citizens who have argued with him and former allies double-crossed by him.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
However, the narrative—where the vengeful barber killed customers and his co-hort Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) ground them up into meat pies—screamed straight-up horror.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The Dodgers spent the rest of the postseason as if on a vengeful mission to silence their critics.
5.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Breathing fire Angry, vengeful, paranoid, a remorseless bully: These are trademark Carollo traits, according to city employees, two of his daughters, citizens who have argued with him and former allies double-crossed by him.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
However, the narrative—where the vengeful barber killed customers and his co-hort Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) ground them up into meat pies—screamed straight-up horror.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The Dodgers spent the rest of the postseason as if on a vengeful mission to silence their critics.
5.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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