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And then there are the disaffected Conservative MPs put off not just by Johnson’s stance on Brexit but by his vengeful firing of many of Theresa May’s cabinet ministers within hours of his move into 10 Downing Street. — Parker Richards, The New Republic, "The Woman Who Could Beat Boris Johnson," 29 July 2019 The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative’s research has shown that about 80 percent of nonconsensual pornography actually gets shared as impersonal entertainment, and by strangers rather a vengeful ex. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "New York's Revenge Porn Law Is a Flawed Step Forward," 24 July 2019 The messages uncovered a vengeful approach to government, attacks on journalists, threats to turn over political opponents to the police as well as homophobic and misogynistic remarks. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "Royal Caribbean cancels stop in Puerto Rico due to protests over governor," 17 July 2019 Praetorius looked anomalous and gave a one-dimensional performance with stock gestures meant to show vengeful anger. — Robert Greskovic, WSJ, "‘The Bournonville Legacy’ Review: Excerpts From a Ballet Master," 11 July 2019 These books — a trilogy about a police hunt for a vengeful killer — went into print two years later, ultimately selling more than 1.2 million copies. — New York Times, "How to Catch a Killer in China: Another Chinese Crime Novel Goes Global," 4 June 2018 Protests continued after the leak of vengeful and offensive chat messages between Puerto Rico's governor and his inner circle. — Trisha Ahmed And Delaney Strunk, CNN, "Quickly catch up on the day's news," 17 July 2019 The custody case, led by his vengeful mother, is less about Mary Louise’s grandchildren and more about her late child. — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, "Big Little Lies Season 2, Episode 6: 10 Things I Resent About You," 15 July 2019 The first cast of the two was the stronger, with 73-year-old Ms. Englund, as the narrative’s vengeful witch, making chilling drama of her work. — Robert Greskovic, WSJ, "‘The Bournonville Legacy’ Review: Excerpts From a Ballet Master," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vengeful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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