vicious

Example Sentences

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Be cautious — but don’t write off rattlesnakes as vicious, the experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Extremism is both the starting point and the end point of a vicious circle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

When accompanied by a vicious cycle of falling prices and falling demand, that turns into a process known as deflation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

She is now trying to get Russian citizenship to be able to travel more freely, but is caught in a vicious bureaucratic cycle.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

It was nothing but a snow cloud: the ice river’s vicious trick.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver