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
"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
Many people initially suspected that Rittenhouse was drawn to Kenosha by Kevin Mathewson’s Facebook post and the many bloody-minded comment threads trailing behind it.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021
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
It was not that the judge-advocate was specially bloody-minded or vindictive.
From The Storm Centre by Murfree, Mary Noailles
