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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In addition to Downey as the chief villain, it was confirmed during Comic-Con that both the Fantastic Four and the Thunderbolts would appear in Avengers 5 and 6.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
German actor Lars Eidinger will play the DC Comics mega-villain in Man of Tomorrow, director and studio co-head James Gunn announced on social media Saturday.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Sure, the visuals and special effects are as snazzy as ever as ever, and the fresh, fiery villain Varang (played by Oona Chaplin) is a movie-stealing gem.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
In the months since the incident unfolded at Gillette Stadium, the public — which was quick to discover that Cabot worked as an HR executive under Byron, and that both were married to other people at the time — has been quick to brand the pair as adulterous villains.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2025
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
German actor Lars Eidinger will play the DC Comics mega-villain in Man of Tomorrow, director and studio co-head James Gunn announced on social media Saturday.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Sure, the visuals and special effects are as snazzy as ever as ever, and the fresh, fiery villain Varang (played by Oona Chaplin) is a movie-stealing gem.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
In the months since the incident unfolded at Gillette Stadium, the public — which was quick to discover that Cabot worked as an HR executive under Byron, and that both were married to other people at the time — has been quick to brand the pair as adulterous villains.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Villain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villain. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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