vengefulness
noun
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The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee.
The fire was a vengeful act of destruction.
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Our vengeful protagonist, Aris, wants to journey through the gates to kill the gods.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Daniel, meanwhile, stumbles upon Laura's phone, which fell under a side table during her fight with Cherry, and listens to the recording of Cherry's mom, Tracey (Karen Henthorn), warning that her daughter is darker and more vengeful than Daniel ever knew.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
What Tracey doesn’t realize is that Laura is recording their conversation on her iPhone, including Tracey’s comment that Laura should watch her back because Cherry can be quite vengeful.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Daniel, meanwhile, stumbles upon Laura's phone, which fell under a side table during her fight with Cherry, and listens to the recording of Cherry's mom, Tracey (Karen Henthorn), warning that her daughter is darker and more vengeful than Daniel ever knew.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
What Tracey doesn’t realize is that Laura is recording their conversation on her iPhone, including Tracey’s comment that Laura should watch her back because Cherry can be quite vengeful.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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