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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First, viewers packed theaters to sing with the witches of Oz and watch a vengeful gladiator face the horrors of the ancient Roman Colosseum.
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Angela Yang, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice also stars Monica Bellucci as Beetlejuice’s vengeful ex-wife, Delores and Danny DeVito as a janitor in the Afterlife.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
And while the mechanics of that don’t precisely make sense, some emotional exposition helps: turns out, the people of Motunui used to be connected to many other islands, cultures, and communities, but an evil and vengeful god sank the island that served as the mystical channel between them all.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
In the wake of [the] election, progressive women, who are outraged over Donald Trump’s victory at the ballot box, have taken to social media with public, vengeful vows of chastity.
—John Kenney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Angela Yang, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice also stars Monica Bellucci as Beetlejuice’s vengeful ex-wife, Delores and Danny DeVito as a janitor in the Afterlife.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
And while the mechanics of that don’t precisely make sense, some emotional exposition helps: turns out, the people of Motunui used to be connected to many other islands, cultures, and communities, but an evil and vengeful god sank the island that served as the mystical channel between them all.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
In the wake of [the] election, progressive women, who are outraged over Donald Trump’s victory at the ballot box, have taken to social media with public, vengeful vows of chastity.
—John Kenney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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