vindictively
Example Sentences
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A judge would need the records to assess whether officials were “motivated by a desire to vindictively prosecute him as an act of retribution,” the lawsuit says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Lawyers for Abrego Garcia then sought to dismiss them, arguing he was being vindictively prosecuted by the justice department.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
They made themselves economically vulnerable to the United States not out of naivete, but because they trusted us not to act arbitrarily or vindictively.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2025
At the time, his defense lawyer claimed the U.S. targeted Bout vindictively because it was embarrassed that his companies helped deliver goods to American military contractors involved in the war in Iraq.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
Winking vindictively, he made for the stairs and vanished up them, taking the torch with him.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
