The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee.
The fire was a vengeful act of destruction.
Recent Examples on the WebShe’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 This reboot of the franchise about a vengeful undead superhero stars Bill Skarsgård in the titular role, along with FKA Twigs, Danny Huston, Laura Birn, Sami Bouajila, and Jordan Bolger.—Clark Collis, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024 Instead, the culprits are a band of vengeful women who work as Ennis' cleaners or in the crab processing plant.—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024 But there are other ways to get creatively vengeful.—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024 But Millie’s starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardised by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks and illicit intrigue.—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024 In director Takashi Shimizu’s adaptation of the 2002 Japanese film, a young woman (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and her boyfriend (Jason Behr) are haunted by a vengeful spirit (Takako Fuji) that manifests as its victims’ rage and dismay.—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
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