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
After a bloody-minded, blooded-brow win over Argentina in Marseille, England are on the up on the pitch.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2023
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
Don Alphonso, however, was not quite such a bloody-minded tyrant as Don Pedro: how could he be, as he was one of our ancestors?
From Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Emily Mayer Higgins