Sentence examples for were vindictive from inspiring English sources
adjective
Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
"I think they saw this as a case where they could show that they were tough on cybercrime… They were vindictive, cruel and they destroyed Aaron".
Justin - who is dating Selena Gomez - previously revealed he was happy to take a DNA test to prove his innocence but insisted he would not "waste" his time meeting his accuser face-to-face because her fabricated claims were vindictive.
He said the charges were vindictive, an abuse of the grand jury process and prejudicial because of the length of time between Mr. Schwarz's testimony in 2000 and the indictment last week.
Allen M. Hornblum, an urban studies professor at Temple University who researched Mr. Barclay's history and invited Mr. Barnes to speak to his class about having turned his life around after a career in crime, said the new charges were "vindictive, pure and simple".
Her world runs on favors, pay-off and payback; she and the DNC were vindictive to a fault.
They are being vindictive.
This is vindictive and vainglorious.
Was the N.C.A.A. being vindictive?
She said: "Why be vindictive?
Justice should never be vindictive.
