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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.
Recent Examples of villain from the Web
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Doctor Poison was actually one of Wonder Woman's earliest villains, debuting in 1942's Sensation Comics No.
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Villains are introduced in the form of a German general (Danny Huston) and his evil scientist henchwoman (Elena Anaya).
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With a mad-genius villain named Professor Pippy Pee-Pee Poopypants (Nick Kroll), with monster toilets on the prowl, below-the-belt humor rules here.
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Think back to the Kings 116-98 loss to Milwaukee, when the Bucks were all too at home at Golden 1 Center, laughing their way to victory as recurring Sacramento villains Jason Terry and Spencer Hawes took extra glee in needling Kings fans.
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Goodwin is scheduled to testify in the case next month, in what would mark a rare appearance for the Scottish banker who’s become something of a cartoon villain for many of the U.K. investors who sued.
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Like TVD also has its very own villain that never, ever seems to kick the bucket: Katherine.
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Slate's Jeffrey Bloomer writes: Javier Bardem, taking up a fine villain mantle previously worn by Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy, and Ian McShane, spits and shivers and has great fun as Salazar, the leader of yet another army of undead mariners.
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The Salem, Wis., resident, who is also a regional representative for American Coaster Enthusiasts, was one of the first to ride The Joker free fly roller coaster, featuring the iconic comic villain and situated next to Batman:
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Origin and Etymology of villain
Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa
First Known Use: 14th century
VILLAIN Defined for English Language Learners
villain
playDefinition of villain for English Language Learners
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: a character in a story, movie, etc., who does bad things
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: a person who does bad things
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: someone or something that is blamed for a particular problem or difficulty
VILLAIN Defined for Kids
villain
playDefinition of villain for Students
1 : a wicked person
2 : a character in a story or play who opposes the hero or heroine
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