How to Use villainous in a Sentence

villainous

adjective
  • About as blunt a villain line as villainous lines come.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Oona, who plays Varang, was very much not villainous off camera.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
  • But not in a villainous Russell Hantz sort of way.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Javier Bardem is back, as the very villainous and very dead Capt.
    — Moira MacDonald, The Seattle Times, 24 May 2017
  • Swindells is almost too villainous, but that dichotomy does work in the scheme of things.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Jared Leto took over the villainous role in the 2026 film.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Becky Lynch is far too likable to be a heel, and her villainous promos have seemed forced.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Plus, a more villainous Kang might have emerged after the finale.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 16 June 2022
  • Regardless, folks had a lot of fun with Brady’s villainous look.
    — Rob Tornoe, Philly.com, 4 Feb. 2018
  • In a story with no shortage of villains, the rabbi is among the more villainous.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Meanwhile, Wood commands the screen in the creepy villainous role.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In the wild Goldfish go from cute to villainous when released into the wild.
    — National Geographic, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Now all of the brothers must get the back band together to rescue one of their own from a pair of villainous pop stars.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Chief among them is the presence of the villainous Kang the Conqueror.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • After Foxx turns on the light, he is then attacked by the film's villainous creatures.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2018
  • Anne Hathaway, a skilled thesp, is no match for Huston as the villainous lead.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
  • When asked if the show will change fans opinions about the villainous Gaston, Evans kept a tight lip.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • And in fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And, in fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light.
    — Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
  • In those comics, the story is told again and again of a world coming undone because of villainous evil or human frailty.
    — David Beers, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The threat in the show is not so much the villainous title character as the unhinged man who follows him blindly.
    — John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Josh Brolin might reprise his villainous role in the Deadpool franchise later this year.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • That’s what made his villainous turn in the mid-1990s so effective.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
  • These classic glazed donut holes have been dipped in pink-and-green icing, paying homage to the villainous and heroic forces of Oz.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The moment came as the Hawkins kids prepared to face the villainous demon Vecna.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Much like the character that brought him instant fame, Waltz loves the gamesmanship that comes with a villainous turn.
    — William Earl, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
  • And his chemistry with Hathaway's villainous burglar is one of the highlights of an already great movie.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Ray contributed a 25-foot bogey saver on the villainous 5th hole (among the hardest in the area).
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 25 June 2018
  • In one clip, the adults reunite but most of them can’t remember the villainous Pennywise or any of the events from the first movie.
    — Time, 18 July 2019
  • David Tennant gives a witty, over-the-top, snarling performance as the villainous partner.
    — Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025

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