vendetta

Example Sentences

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Later Roman writers dressed up the Punic Wars as an ancestral vendetta of the Barcids, the family to which Hannibal belonged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

He re-teamed with Pollack in “Jeremiah Johnson,” in which he played a mountain man who becomes the object of a vendetta.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Benn limited his media interviews, but came close to tears while talking about a "vendetta" against him when speaking to Piers Morgan.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

I don't think he, like has a personal vendetta, for Puerto Rico.”

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2025

I can’t very well say it’s so I can carry out my own personal vendetta against Snow.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins