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.

Recent Examples on the Web Mandy Patinkin, who played the vengeful swordsman in the original film, should be proud. — Natasha Reda, Glamour, "The New Princess Bride Remake Stars Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas and a Bunch of Other Celebrities," 27 June 2020 Mitt Romney, alone with his principles, and Trump, angry, vengeful, and unconstrained by any constitutional threat. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "The Wrenching Truth About Mitt Romney’s Vote Is That It Doesn’t Matter," 6 Feb. 2020 Keenen Ivory Wayans directed this sendup of slasher films in which a vengeful killer stalks a group of nubile teens. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV for Oct. 6-12: ‘Throne of Blood’ and more," 4 Oct. 2019 The Supreme Court ducked its first Second Amendment case in a decade on Monday, and the only plausible explanation is that Chief Justice John Roberts wanted to avoid becoming a target of vengeful Senate Democrats. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Chief Justice Ducks on Gun Rights," 27 Apr. 2020 Which means Reddington can be benevolent to the righteous — and vengeful to the wicked. — Jodi Walker, EW.com, "The Blacklist recap: This time, it's personal," 18 Apr. 2020 Previous SlideNext Slide Is this cruel irony the work of vengeful heavens? — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, "Mermaids, mayhem, and masturbation: The Lighthouse is now on Amazon Prime," 16 Apr. 2020 The plot follows a pretty straight line, as Clover and the brothers call in favors across the underworld, while ducking a vengeful boss. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Derivative, sure, but ‘Clover’ makes its Martin Scorsese/Quentin Tarantino moves work," 2 Apr. 2020 With a choir of powerhouse singers adding joyful noise, Sister Margaret’s fall is set in motion by the preacher’s blindness to her own weaknesses and a venomous congregation’s vengeful schemes. — Washington Post, "12 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend," 12 Mar. 2020

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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 7 Aug. 2020.

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