vindictively

Example Sentences

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District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw ruled that prosecutors’ explanations for why they had brought the charges were unsatisfying and that they had failed to prove they didn’t act vindictively in bringing the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Mr Dennis also argued that Lord Hendy should resign from the government because "someone who responds so vindictively… to safety concerns should not be in charge of shaping the rail industry".

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

When they sensed we were about to let them go, they vindictively deleted hundreds of documents in shared folders.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

He staggered and then glanced vindictively around him, but no one seemed to have noticed.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers