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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Alana Haim, as a maid of honor turned vengeful by Emma’s news, is both funny and scarily intense; her toast at the wedding is a small master class in how to say one thing and mean something else entirely.
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Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
She’s also consumed by vengeful rage, much of it directed at the unstable assassin Bullseye (Wilson Bethel).
—Bob Strauss, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
She’s also consumed by vengeful rage, much of it directed at the unstable assassin Bullseye (Wilson Bethel).
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Should anyone ever find themselves in a real jam, like imprisonment by a vengeful pharaoh or life-threatening thirst, God pops by long enough to get the story back on track.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026
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Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
She’s also consumed by vengeful rage, much of it directed at the unstable assassin Bullseye (Wilson Bethel).
—Bob Strauss, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
She’s also consumed by vengeful rage, much of it directed at the unstable assassin Bullseye (Wilson Bethel).
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Should anyone ever find themselves in a real jam, like imprisonment by a vengeful pharaoh or life-threatening thirst, God pops by long enough to get the story back on track.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026
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 12 Apr. 2026.
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