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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They are ambushed by a vengeful crew and forced into bomb vests, compelled to commit a series of increasingly dangerous missions under threat of detonation.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
This turned out to be only four months before my hot flashes came on like a vengeful ex.
—Nell Beram, Allure, 5 Feb. 2025
Can Kat trust her family or friends — or Josh? — ever again, or is she destined to become one of Manchester PD’s most vengeful loners.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Not to be vengeful, but to seek justice and to reform a system that is broken and has become political.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
This turned out to be only four months before my hot flashes came on like a vengeful ex.
—Nell Beram, Allure, 5 Feb. 2025
Can Kat trust her family or friends — or Josh? — ever again, or is she destined to become one of Manchester PD’s most vengeful loners.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Not to be vengeful, but to seek justice and to reform a system that is broken and has become political.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for vengeful
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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