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
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
The Brits used to balance this sycophancy with some pro-European blather and a bloody-minded sense of cultural superiority.
From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2019
"Are either of us looking very bloody-minded or savage, Mark, I wonder? for see how the people are staring and whispering as we pass!"
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
