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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Returning to her North London home, this revenant is soon embroiled in a high-society plot involving a local landowner (Pip Torrens), his weak-willed son (Jake Dunn) and vengeful daughter (Alice Kremelberg), and a string-pulling Earl (Adrian Lester).
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Mike McCahill, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Scott Foley is recalling how one of his most famous roles was top-secret — even from himself.
Spoiler alert for 2000’s Scream 3: Foley, now 51, played film director Roman Bridger, later revealed to be the story’s vengeful killer Ghostface.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Some alternative endings in the Chapter 9 Project include Esther calling for a 36-person task force to mend relationships in the kingdom; for Jews to be merciful, rather than vengeful; and for everyone in Persia to surrender their weapons.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
The more amusing newcomers include Kumail Nanjiani as Nadeem, who sets the events in motion by unwittingly selling the orb containing the vengeful god; Patton Oswalt as a library researcher who gleefully provides helpful information; and James Acaster as Lars, a droll scientist in Winston’s lab.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
That suits its otherworldly and somewhat formal tone, which takes viewers deep into Japan’s mythical past for a quartet of eerie tales about lonely ghosts and vengeful spirits who bring supernatural justice to selfish and immoral humans.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
She’s married off by her father to a man she’s just met, only to be dropped as a sacrifice into a deep network of caves ruled by a vengeful dragon.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
And now, thanks to his performance as the vengeful Lewis Strauss in Nolan’s biopic, there was the reminder that, Oh, snap!
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024
As Paul’s authority expands, however, Chani foresees doom at the end of his vengeful path, and wisely realizes that messiahs are often just another form of dictator.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
Mike McCahill, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Scott Foley is recalling how one of his most famous roles was top-secret — even from himself.
Spoiler alert for 2000’s Scream 3: Foley, now 51, played film director Roman Bridger, later revealed to be the story’s vengeful killer Ghostface.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Some alternative endings in the Chapter 9 Project include Esther calling for a 36-person task force to mend relationships in the kingdom; for Jews to be merciful, rather than vengeful; and for everyone in Persia to surrender their weapons.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
The more amusing newcomers include Kumail Nanjiani as Nadeem, who sets the events in motion by unwittingly selling the orb containing the vengeful god; Patton Oswalt as a library researcher who gleefully provides helpful information; and James Acaster as Lars, a droll scientist in Winston’s lab.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
That suits its otherworldly and somewhat formal tone, which takes viewers deep into Japan’s mythical past for a quartet of eerie tales about lonely ghosts and vengeful spirits who bring supernatural justice to selfish and immoral humans.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
She’s married off by her father to a man she’s just met, only to be dropped as a sacrifice into a deep network of caves ruled by a vengeful dragon.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
And now, thanks to his performance as the vengeful Lewis Strauss in Nolan’s biopic, there was the reminder that, Oh, snap!
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024
As Paul’s authority expands, however, Chani foresees doom at the end of his vengeful path, and wisely realizes that messiahs are often just another form of dictator.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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