wrathful

Example Sentences

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Nathan Lane was in a tight race with John Lithgow, who won for his ruthlessly uncompromising portrayal of a wrathful and dyspeptic Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s “Giant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

That 1991 platform worried both Washington and many of the island’s voters, who then and now, have shunned any move toward formal independence, fearing a wrathful reaction from Beijing.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

While Alonso de Santos is none too convincing when Segismundo turns wrathful or virtuous, the actor does ace moments of pathos, when the prince huddles twitchily in his jail cell, fidgeting with his chains.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2019

She squeezed huge penalties out of Apple Inc. and Google, rousing wrathful tweets from U.S.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2019

In the photograph he was only sixteen years old, but he already looked wrathful and fierce.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson