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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From Kirstie Swain, Sweetpea stars Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis, a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and intoxicatingly liberating taste for murder.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
The six-episode British revenge thriller follows Rhiannon Lewis (Purnell), a quiet wallflower that everyone overlooks, who develops a vengeful taste for murder.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
Season 3 ended on something of a cliffhanger, with Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones) jilting his fiancé Nigel (John Hartman) at the altar, only to be dragged into the dirt by the mysterious, and vengeful, ghost Patience, played by guest star Mary Holland.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Their plight intersects with Beetlejuice’s own troubles, as he’s being pursued by his vengeful ex-wife Delores (Monica Bellucci) and Afterlife top cop Wolf Jackson (Willem Dafoe).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
The six-episode British revenge thriller follows Rhiannon Lewis (Purnell), a quiet wallflower that everyone overlooks, who develops a vengeful taste for murder.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
Season 3 ended on something of a cliffhanger, with Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones) jilting his fiancé Nigel (John Hartman) at the altar, only to be dragged into the dirt by the mysterious, and vengeful, ghost Patience, played by guest star Mary Holland.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Their plight intersects with Beetlejuice’s own troubles, as he’s being pursued by his vengeful ex-wife Delores (Monica Bellucci) and Afterlife top cop Wolf Jackson (Willem Dafoe).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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