Definition of VENGEFUL

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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Edward II’s life has everything: a cadre of scheming barons, a vengeful queen, Edward’s own dramatic deposition. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Beyond The Favourite: The Royal Family's Very Queer History," 22 Feb. 2019 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) Your next movie night will be complete with this ’90s psychological thriller starring a vengeful nanny attempting to destroy a former boss’s life. — Vogue, "The 10 Best (Barely) Scary Movies to Watch If You Can’t Handle Horror Films," 19 Oct. 2018 The point is not to punish a handful of powerful men to get some kind of vengeful thrill. — David Roberts, Vox, "What so many men are missing about #MeToo," 10 Sep. 2018 But there’s been a tangible shift recently in the witch spirit, from benevolent good vibes distributor to vengeful ass-kicker. — Aimee Lutkin, Marie Claire, "Charmed, Sabrina, and the Return of the Dark Witch," 6 Sep. 2018 Melton is now crushing it as a more vengeful version of Reggie, and Butler is making us ugly-cry on 13 Reasons Why. — refinery29.com, "The Real Reason Ross Butler Dropped Riverdale For 13 Reasons Why," 22 May 2018 On learning the extent of her husband’s love for Camilla, Diana turned angry and vengeful. — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, "‘The Duchess’ Review: How to Survive a Royal Romance," 17 May 2018 Her vengeful plot plays out with some help from DVBBS. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "DVBBS & blackbear Play Revenge Games in 'IDWK' Video: Watch," 10 July 2018 So said host Tommy Smith on Sunday – a day after a flood of angry callers, upset Facebook posters and vengeful Yelp reviewers began inundating the Gloucester County dining spot. Animating the rage? — Jeremy Roebuck, Philly.com, "Swedesboro restaurant: We absolutely did not kick out Sarah Huckabee Sanders," 24 June 2018

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