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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She's been gone for over 20 years, and so to win this for a soap opera, playing a villain, is really wonderful.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Not to mention Elm Street introduced a villain for the ages in Freddy Krueger, an instant icon played by Robert Englund, whose charisma was strong enough to shine through even the thickest makeup.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
In the first movie, Thames’ Finney and his psychic sister survived their run-in with the kidnapping villain thanks in part to a supernatural phone that could communicate with the Grabber’s ghostly victims.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Every horror film needs a great villain, and this burgeoning franchise definitely has one with the Grabber.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Not to mention Elm Street introduced a villain for the ages in Freddy Krueger, an instant icon played by Robert Englund, whose charisma was strong enough to shine through even the thickest makeup.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
In the first movie, Thames’ Finney and his psychic sister survived their run-in with the kidnapping villain thanks in part to a supernatural phone that could communicate with the Grabber’s ghostly victims.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Every horror film needs a great villain, and this burgeoning franchise definitely has one with the Grabber.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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