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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Frey was the Game of Thrones villain who orchestrated that show’s infamous Red Wedding, a premeditated and highly violent attack on a large group of people that took place during a wedding reception.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 May 2025
The filmmaker released a 15-second preview of the trailer, featuring footage of a battle between Superman and a mechanized villain named the Hammer of Boravia.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Social feeds are thick with 100-grams-per-day declarations, but somewhere along the way, carbs became the villain of the wellness story.
—Sara Hussain, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Throughout the show, Perry performs amid elaborate props and set pieces — including flying on wires, engaging in a lightsaber battle, and riding a metallic butterfly-like creature, bringing the narrative of a half-human, half-machine heroine battling an AI villain to life.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 May 2025
The filmmaker released a 15-second preview of the trailer, featuring footage of a battle between Superman and a mechanized villain named the Hammer of Boravia.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Social feeds are thick with 100-grams-per-day declarations, but somewhere along the way, carbs became the villain of the wellness story.
—Sara Hussain, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Throughout the show, Perry performs amid elaborate props and set pieces — including flying on wires, engaging in a lightsaber battle, and riding a metallic butterfly-like creature, bringing the narrative of a half-human, half-machine heroine battling an AI villain to life.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
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“Villain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villain. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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