bloody-minded

Example Sentences

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The concern is that DHS will oppose Mr. Guan’s claim in a bloody-minded attempt to punish his illegal entry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

In her hands, it’s not hard to imagine these songs as the creation of an especially gifted — if occasionally bloody-minded — indie singer-songwriter.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

"She is valiant, flawed and haughty, as bloody-minded as she is brilliant, scarred by the horrors of war," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

The bloody-minded Sawtelle council refused to recognize the vote and stubbornly held pointless meetings, until Sawtelle took another vote, in 1922, to confirm the first.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2021

Now, H——, as to what you say of fishing, if you are bloody-minded enough to desire to kill creatures for sport, in Heaven's name why don't you do it?

From Records of a Girlhood by Kemble, Fanny