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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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.
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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
While Trump’s choice of Gaetz to lead the Justice Department is a clear sign that his second administration will be catastrophically chaotic, vengeful and corrupt, that should never have been in doubt.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
On the other hand, a little back-channeling and olive-branch-extending could give business leaders and their companies some goodwill in an administration helmed by a notoriously impulsive, vengeful leader.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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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
While Trump’s choice of Gaetz to lead the Justice Department is a clear sign that his second administration will be catastrophically chaotic, vengeful and corrupt, that should never have been in doubt.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
On the other hand, a little back-channeling and olive-branch-extending could give business leaders and their companies some goodwill in an administration helmed by a notoriously impulsive, vengeful leader.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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