bloodthirstiness
Example Sentences
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The other most celebrated role in the play is Coriolanus’ mother, Volumnia, whose pride in her son’s martial prowess borders on bloodthirstiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
But writing a history of empire, pillage, bloodthirstiness and dogma cannot be done in a vacuum, ignoring the dark side of their appeal.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
Its bloodthirstiness is intrinsically tied to George R. R. Martin’s larger point, that chaos does not always progress toward order, history toward enlightenment, stories toward happy endings.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2015
Good stuff, and like most of Vikings, far more subtle than the competition. Vikings, for all its bloodthirstiness, is far less heavy-handed than a show like Game of Thrones.
From Forbes ● Feb. 22, 2015
There is never the slightest attempt to realize carnage—only to convey, by the caricaturist's exaggeration, an idea of colossally impossible bloodthirstiness.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
