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 1994, Hogan joined WCW and reinvented himself as a villain, forming the New World Order (nWo) and ushering in a new era of edgy storytelling.
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The film is currently filming in London with Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors behind the highest-grossing MCU movies ever, back behind the camera; Downey now playing the chief villain; and a slew of stars from the lost era of Fox's X-Men movies reprising their roles for the first time in years.
—EW.com, 24 July 2025
Mephisto originated in the Silver Surfer comics, and factored into comic book storylines including Avengers villain Thanos, and Spider-Man.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 July 2025
Genuinely engaging lead performances, thrilling action, and the most formidable villain in a cycle.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The film is currently filming in London with Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors behind the highest-grossing MCU movies ever, back behind the camera; Downey now playing the chief villain; and a slew of stars from the lost era of Fox's X-Men movies reprising their roles for the first time in years.
—EW.com, 24 July 2025
Mephisto originated in the Silver Surfer comics, and factored into comic book storylines including Avengers villain Thanos, and Spider-Man.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 July 2025
Genuinely engaging lead performances, thrilling action, and the most formidable villain in a cycle.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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