How to Use villainous in a Sentence

villainous

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• Downey is set to take on the role of the villainous Victor von Doom, a.k.a.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
• 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 clip, Snow White escapes from Gadot’s villainous grasp, makes a run for the woods, and discovers the cozy abode of the seven dwarfs.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Ray contributed a 25-foot bogey saver on the villainous 5th hole (among the hardest in the area).
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 25 June 2018
• 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
• Of course, the Bengals will be painted again as villainous.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 12 Dec. 2017
• 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
• In one clip, the adults reunite but most of them can’t remember the villainous Pennywise or any of the events from the first movie.
  — Time, 18 July 2019
• But some of the Skrulls certainly might be more villainous.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022
• After Foxx turns on the light, he is then attacked by the film's villainous creatures.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2018
• 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
• Her mission throughout the game is to avenge the death of her father, aiming to take down the villainous M. Bison.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2018
• He’s helped in this regard by Wahlberg in his first truly villainous role since 1996’s Fear.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
• Regardless, folks had a lot of fun with Brady’s villainous look.
  — Rob Tornoe, Philly.com, 4 Feb. 2018
• The threat in the show is not so much the villainous title character as the unhinged man who follows him blindly.
  — John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2018
• Michael Chenevert might as well have a curly black mustache and a black cape as the villainous Frank Charles.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 5 June 2018
• 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
• More recently, Jovovich played the villainous Blood Queen in the 2019 Hellboy reboot.
  — Danny Horn, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 23 Feb 2025