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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In what should have been a happy moment for Jax into her new space, the season concluded with a vengeful Monica pointing a gun at Jax and pulling the trigger.
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Giana Levy, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
This masterful horror novel about a vengeful vampire who stalks a reservation is told through interviews which gives it a spine-tingling realism.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Without quick action, the RSF and its drones will close in on Khartoum, and the SAF will almost certainly attempt a vengeful counterattack.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
In the film, which stars Nicolas Cage as Sailor and Dern as Lula, Ladd plays Marietta, Lula’s vengeful mother who hires a hitman to kill Sailor after the duo runs off together.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Giana Levy, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
This masterful horror novel about a vengeful vampire who stalks a reservation is told through interviews which gives it a spine-tingling realism.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Without quick action, the RSF and its drones will close in on Khartoum, and the SAF will almost certainly attempt a vengeful counterattack.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
In the film, which stars Nicolas Cage as Sailor and Dern as Lula, Ladd plays Marietta, Lula’s vengeful mother who hires a hitman to kill Sailor after the duo runs off together.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 3 Nov. 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 22 Nov. 2025.
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