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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While Jason Momoa’s Lobo & Milly Alcock shine, some adaptation choices and a bland villain keep it from greatness.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
But the term falls along two fault-lines, technology and race, when the actual villain sits beneath both.
—Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The show builds great tension with their righteousness up against David's − there's a part of you that may want these people to all team up and go after the real villains of the story, even if that means David goes back to prison.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Crawford pointed out that DreamWorks has a legacy of prominent villains, from Tai Lung to Lord Farquaad and The Wolf.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 June 2026
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
But the term falls along two fault-lines, technology and race, when the actual villain sits beneath both.
—Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The show builds great tension with their righteousness up against David's − there's a part of you that may want these people to all team up and go after the real villains of the story, even if that means David goes back to prison.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Crawford pointed out that DreamWorks has a legacy of prominent villains, from Tai Lung to Lord Farquaad and The Wolf.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 June 2026
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“Villain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villain. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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