sanguinary

(eg. love, rose, freedom )

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When the body of one of his characters turns on its owner, it does so with a sanguinary vengeance.
Toward the more sanguinary aspects of the War, Wally maintained an attitude of good-humored fatalism.
In a nation that opened its frontiers by violence and the gun, Whitman's sanguinary spree had an unsettling number of precedents, both in fiction and in fact.

Without clemency, Alexander Hamilton wrote, "justice would wear a countenance too sanguinary and cruel."
on Jun 20, 2010 By: Alexander Hamilton Source: Seattle Times
11 In his memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant wrote: "The Southern rebellion was largely the outgrowth of the Mexican War. Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. We got our punishment in the most sanguinary and expensive war of...
on Oct 22, 2008 By: Ulysses S Grant Source: ILW.com
Mr. Soyinka, here, began to brood: "A virus has attacked the world of sense and sensibility, and it has spread to Nigeria, where it has taken on a sanguinary dimension. Roaming hordes of killers are entering homes and dragging out people of other...
on Jan 31, 2010 By: Wole Soyinka Source: Daily Beast (blog)