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

Houston forces us to ask ourselves what we want from a baseball team: touchy-feely sentimentality or bloodthirstiness.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2017

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

Even his interpretation of human motives suffers, for the bloodthirstiness of Hamlet and the perverse reticence of Cordelia belong to the old plots as much as to the characters.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.