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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President Trump is, once again, testing the limits of his power, hoping to intimidate other cities into submission to his every vengeful whim by making the once unimaginable—an American tyrant ordering a military occupation of our own capital—a terrifying reality.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
All that’s missing is a bloodthirsty, vengeful mob.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
While protecting Newt, Ripley locks and loads, and gives the Xenomorphs a taste of her vengeful power.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Needless to say, all these vain, privileged, self-promoting jerks are soon going to make CW’s acquaintance, then regret it — even as vengeful Madison zeroes in on that lady’s whereabouts.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
All that’s missing is a bloodthirsty, vengeful mob.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
While protecting Newt, Ripley locks and loads, and gives the Xenomorphs a taste of her vengeful power.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Needless to say, all these vain, privileged, self-promoting jerks are soon going to make CW’s acquaintance, then regret it — even as vengeful Madison zeroes in on that lady’s whereabouts.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Vengeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vengeful. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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