revengefulness

Example Sentences

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My dear young lady," said Mr. Lavender soothingly, "you are not—you cannot be revengeful; for every great writer and speaker tells us that revengefulness is an emotion alien to the Allies, who are merely just.

From The Burning Spear by Galsworthy, John

He was full of smouldering anger and revengefulness.

From Dubliners by Joyce, James

The destructive emotions of fear, worry, anger, jealousy, revengefulness, envy, etc., actually poison the fluids and tissues of the body.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry

This sentence we should remember so often as we are tempted to revengefulness, under the smart of injuries from men.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

Keep us from unbelief and despair and revengefulness.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin