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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Clayface is shape-shifting villain in the Batman comics and got his introduction as part of Detective Comics #40 in June 1940.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Welcome to the Post-Trust Era A social media app isn’t the villain.
—Ankush Chowdhary, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The movie Jaws really portrayed sharks as villains.
—Vivienne Walt, Time, 16 June 2025
Carey, 56, drives luxury cars and motorcycles, struts through a casino in perfect hair and makeup and takes down villains — all while wearing high heels.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 16 June 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Welcome to the Post-Trust Era A social media app isn’t the villain.
—Ankush Chowdhary, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The movie Jaws really portrayed sharks as villains.
—Vivienne Walt, Time, 16 June 2025
Carey, 56, drives luxury cars and motorcycles, struts through a casino in perfect hair and makeup and takes down villains — all while wearing high heels.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 16 June 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 21 Jun. 2025.
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