vindictive
Example Sentences
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Vindictive prosecution defenses are so rarely successful that legal experts struggle to recall the last time such an argument prevailed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Another — “Oliver and the Vindictive Vines” — is an endless runner game in which the main character dodges dangers and seeks answers about himself and his family.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Earlier on the card, First Captain, with Luis Saez aboard, overtook even-money favorite Vindictive at the wire to win the $300,000 Grade 3 Pimlico Special by a head.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022
"Vindictive," "cold," and "uninformed" were three of the kinder words Brown supporters had for her.
From Slate • Jan. 19, 2010
Vindictive perhaps, but totally justified considering what Artemis Fowl had put her through.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing vindictive
The Crucible
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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Grade 9, List 4
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