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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Voices Commentary: From ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ women are angry and vengeful.
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Simone, still at the hospital, remains blissfully ignorant of Kiki’s vengeful turn.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Aaron Nesmith looks like Reggie Miller when the calendar flips to May and the whole squad has been carrying a vengeful edge since that overrated word made the rounds.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 May 2025
In the scene in question, a liberal, idealistic senator of the imperial government that controls much of the galaxy speaks out against a vengeful attack on the protesting residents of Ghorman, a planet that the empire is attempting to subjugate and militarize.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Simone, still at the hospital, remains blissfully ignorant of Kiki’s vengeful turn.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Aaron Nesmith looks like Reggie Miller when the calendar flips to May and the whole squad has been carrying a vengeful edge since that overrated word made the rounds.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 May 2025
In the scene in question, a liberal, idealistic senator of the imperial government that controls much of the galaxy speaks out against a vengeful attack on the protesting residents of Ghorman, a planet that the empire is attempting to subjugate and militarize.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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