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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That is the weapon on hand for vengeful Abby Anderson (Kaitlyn Dever), who fatally tees off on Joel to avenge her dead father.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The fact that the game asked us to then empathize with Abby, whose vengeful slaughter is so utterly devoid of anything like humanity, irked me even more.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The film follows a group of corporate employees at a tech company whose team-bonding retreat devolves into a bloody fight to survive the tests of a vengeful executive.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
As Ellie, players get a brief taste of idyllic life in the post-apocalypse before something terrible happens, inciting her vengeful mission.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The fact that the game asked us to then empathize with Abby, whose vengeful slaughter is so utterly devoid of anything like humanity, irked me even more.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The film follows a group of corporate employees at a tech company whose team-bonding retreat devolves into a bloody fight to survive the tests of a vengeful executive.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
As Ellie, players get a brief taste of idyllic life in the post-apocalypse before something terrible happens, inciting her vengeful mission.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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