revengeful

Example Sentences

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“Ulysses can fight, but it’s not about him becoming this kind of revengeful wraith moving through the movie dispatching people. It’s action, but with empathy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“The real evils in war,” St. Augustine once wrote, are “love of violence, revengeful cruelty, fierce and implacable enmity, wild resistance, and the lust of power.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

"It is absolutely essential that we stay focused on how in this transitional period, nobody loses their head, nobody goes off half-cock, people don't start moving on scatter-brained or revengeful premises," Kerry added.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2016

Secretary of State John Kerry warns the other 27 European Union nations not to be revengeful toward Britain despite last week's referendum vote to leave the bloc.

From US News • Jun. 27, 2016

Kit took a revengeful pleasure in the thought.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare