Examples of villain in a Sentence
He plays the villain in most of his movies.
She describes her first husband as a villain who treated her terribly.
Don't try to make me the villain. It's your own fault that you're having these problems.
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Even when a big threat does arrive on the scene, the heroes aren't there right away, so plenty of innocent people get hurt before a villain gets brought to justice.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Whereas Serena could easily have emerged as a one-note villain, from the beginning of her tenure on the series, Strahovski has imbued Serena with a soulfulness that often puts the audience uncomfortably on her side, despite her reprehensible actions.
—Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
Woosnam: This fixture had those two as villains for so long.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
With a crew cut and a cocky attitude, Kilmer took blond '80s villains to a whole other level with Iceman.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Whereas Serena could easily have emerged as a one-note villain, from the beginning of her tenure on the series, Strahovski has imbued Serena with a soulfulness that often puts the audience uncomfortably on her side, despite her reprehensible actions.
—Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
Woosnam: This fixture had those two as villains for so long.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
With a crew cut and a cocky attitude, Kilmer took blond '80s villains to a whole other level with Iceman.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Villain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villain. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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