How to Use villainous in a Sentence

villainous

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  • Chief among them is the presence of the villainous Kang the Conqueror.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Co-star Chris Hemsworth as the villainous Dementus, against the dunes of the Outback.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2024
  • When asked if the show will change fans opinions about the villainous Gaston, Evans kept a tight lip.
    Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Heidi Klum is a jack of all trades — even villainous ones.
    Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • In the wild Goldfish go from cute to villainous when released into the wild.
    National Geographic, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Anne Hathaway, a skilled thesp, is no match for Huston as the villainous lead.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
  • It could all be boiled down to a few key points: Eros is heroic and a far cry from his villainous brother.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2021
  • In a story with no shortage of villains, the rabbi is among the more villainous.
    John Anderson, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Now all of the brothers must get the back band together to rescue one of their own from a pair of villainous pop stars.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But some of the Skrulls certainly might be more villainous.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Plus, a more villainous Kang might have emerged after the finale.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 16 June 2022
  • Swindells is almost too villainous, but that dichotomy does work in the scheme of things.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Josh Brolin might reprise his villainous role in the Deadpool franchise later this year.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • To have a villainous ruler imposed on you was a misfortune.
    Stacy Schiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
  • And in fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And, in fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light.
    Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
  • To set the scene: Luffy and crew are out to defeat the villainous fish-man Arlong, who is holding Nami’s home village hostage.
    William Goodman, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Special props go to Jonathan Groff for turning the villainous Frank into a sellout with soul.
    The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Momoa goes back under the sea for the sequel, this time teaming up with Patrick Wilson — who played the villainous Orm in the first entry.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
  • In those comics, the story is told again and again of a world coming undone because of villainous evil or human frailty.
    David Beers, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Hahn's villainous Agatha formed a coven and began to wander down a dark, twisted version of the Yellow Brick Road.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • And LeBron plays with a joy for basketball more than some villainous fury.
    Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Plus the Mateen's villainous Black Adam is still on his quest for vengeance and to kill Aquaman (and also gets a cool new submarine).
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Despite Metro’s noble intentions, there are greater, villainous forces in the world that just can’t be bought off.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Apart from these villainous deeds, though, very little was revealed about her.
    EW.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The image, which features Wiig as her villainous character for the first time, seems to show the battle taking place in the White House.
    Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2020
  • Disney’s villainous characters—like the queen turned witch—tend to be more memorable than the doe-eyed good ones.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Now this is what a concept car is supposed to look like: sleek, seductive, maybe even a little villainous, but in a good way.
    Verge Staff, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
  • As leader of The Plastics, Regina can be considered one of the most villainous characters of the 2000's.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
  • The man behind the double-agenting is, of course, the villainous General Kitson.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024

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