Example Sentences

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In the scene where the elderly, dementia-stricken Vera venomously demands of Dolores: "I want my china pig!"

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

Portman Road erupted as the ball flew into the net, venomously struck by the left-back, beating keeper Gavin Bazunu at his near post.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

“A lot is expected of us,” echoed Ronan, who is making her Broadway debut as Abigail Williams, the teenager who venomously accuses the village’s most virtuous citizens of witchcraft.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2016

Mr. Willner recalled that Mr. Reed’s albums, including “Berlin” and “Metal Machine Music,” were venomously reviewed at first, only to be acclaimed later.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2013

“Go up, go up, go upl” he shouted frantically at McWatt, hating him venomously, but McWatt was singing buoyantly over the intercom and probably couldn’t hear.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller