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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Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.
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Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Oftentimes, the women in these stories need to be saved by a guy or the villain, the problem in the story.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The two-story suite is the largest onboard Disney Destiny, a heroes-and-villains themed vessel that launched in late November.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Storrie was revealed to be the titular DC Comics villain in a bloody scene at the end of the film.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Oftentimes, the women in these stories need to be saved by a guy or the villain, the problem in the story.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The two-story suite is the largest onboard Disney Destiny, a heroes-and-villains themed vessel that launched in late November.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Storrie was revealed to be the titular DC Comics villain in a bloody scene at the end of the film.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for villain
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“Villain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villain. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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