Terry Glavin

It should tell you something that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency invented the Taliban in the early 1990s only because Hekmatyar, its primary U.S.-bankrolled proxy in the war for control of Afghanistan, had proved too bloodthirsty after the Soviets withdrew, even by the low standards of the ISI's ghastly generals in Rawalpindi.

Canadian Author

Hallgrimur Helgason

In the Nordic countries, there are hardly any societal problems, but we writers are bloodthirsty people like anyone else, so we have to quench this thirst with literature. If you live in a mafia state with lots of violence on the streets, you tend to write beautiful poetry.

Icelander Novelist

Bhagat Singh

L. Ram Saran Das was a member of the revolutionary party which was held responsible for many a violent deed. But this by no means proves that revolutionaries are bloodthirsty monsters, seeking pleasure in destruction.

Indian Activist

Stanley A. McChrystal

The number of people in America killed by firearms is extraordinary compared to other nations, and I don't think we're a bloodthirsty country. We need to look at everything we can do to safeguard our people.

American Footballer

Wilbur Smith

I never set out to write literature; I set out to tell stories. And some of my work may be very raunchy and very bloodthirsty - but life, for me, is a violent thing.

Novelist

Jenny Zhang

Our culture is bloodthirsty for stories about women in pain; we hunger for women to expose their traumas and to be rescued by the love of a good man.

Chinese Actress

Mark Waid

What I need is for comics to not cheapen out and just do what they think a bunch of bloodthirsty 15 year old fans want.

American Writer

Neil Marshall

I do enjoy intense, bloodthirsty action, but I like to blend and cross genres. I don't want to be too predictable.

English Director

Marine Le Pen

I call for the awakening of our people's ancient soul, capable of opposing a bloodthirsty barbarism.

French Politician

Leigh Bardugo

I'd like to say I'd be a Heartrender. I'm quite bloodthirsty and I look great in red.

Israeli Author

Carries a very negative meaning, suggesting extreme violence or cruelty.

Negative Connotation

Often used in history to describe brutal leaders or soldiers.

Historical Usage

Common in literature to intensify a character's menacing traits.

Literary Dramatization

Can describe audiences or media seeking intense, often violent excitement.

Entertainment Context

Used to express a strong, possibly morbid fascination with violence.

Figurative Speech

Emphasizes extreme enthusiasm for something, often in a negative light.

Intensity Amplifier

 I mean, we thought of these animals as mysterious and terrifying lords of the Arctic. But look now how quickly that climate change has flipped the image of the animal in our minds. It's gone from that bloodthirsty man-killer to this delicate, drowning victim, and when you think about it, that's kind of the conclusion to the story

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 rather than some bloodthirsty savage. In fact, after his unification of the tribes abolished bride kidnapping, women in the Mongol ranks had it better than most. They controlled domestic affairs, could divorce their husbands, and were trusted advisors.

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 around the island of the bloodthirsty Amazons, and under psychedelic skies. These adventures cost the crew both in men and morale– and some feared they might be losing their minds. Upon reaching the clashing rocks, the exhausted crew quaked with fear.

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 biting the head with four fangs in its upper jaw to its lower and so begins a bloodthirsty feast that will last the entire night one that will sustain the predator for days to come but just for

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 inexplicably starts to lick the bodies of the feeding crocodiles scientists haven't figured out why yet but hippos seem to enjoy hanging with these bloodthirsty killers as they shred their

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 As soon as Jason scattered them, each seed sprouted into a bloodthirsty warrior. They burst up around him, barricading his way forward, but Medea had prepared him for this task as well.

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 and the ancient Greek striges were simply described as bloodthirsty birds. Others were even stranger. The Philippine manananggal would sever her upper torso

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 But was he a great state builder or a bloodthirsty tyrant? Order! Order! Who do we have on the stand today? Tamer...lane? That wasn’t his name, your Honor.

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 if you were to call this assassin bug bloodthirsty the bug would most likely say huh and your point is practically from the moment of birth in a cave in

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 and surprisingly bloodthirsty tastes. So, some fly fishermen opt for something a little more substantial.

Bloodthirsty

Negative Connotation

Historical Usage

Literary Dramatization

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