revengeful

Example Sentences

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She would later say in a court filing that this argument was the source of his “revengeful false reporting.”

From New York Times

Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter to his sister, said of the revengeful violence, “Personally, I think it a rather good thing.”

From Washington Post

One colonial historian wrote that the Coromantee were “hardy, laborious, and manageable under mild and just treatment,” but warned that they were “fierce, violent, and revengeful under injury and provocation.”

From The New Yorker

In her diary, Morgan called him “unduly revengeful,” and the superintendent of Hearst’s ranch said that Rossi “seemed to glory in human misery.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Fear of punches must be overcome, calm must be maintained, and revengeful feelings must be avoided.”

From New York Times