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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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There's also a whole host of cameos sprinkled throughout the movie, including Sabretooth (a villain from 2000's X-Men) and Pyro (Aaron Stanford's fire-wielding role from 2003's X2: X-Men United and 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand).
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 July 2024
Refreshingly, the film doesn’t make Sigmund into a stock male villain who’s abandoning the relationship because of, say, another woman.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
Antony Starr, the 48-year-old actor behind the greatest villain on TV right now, The Boys‘ Homelander, really doesn’t like walking around in public with the character’s dyed blond hair.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2024
However, the million-dollar question is whether Nate is truly a villain of the story or simply a conflicted boyfriend grappling with Andrea’s evolving career.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 July 2024
Refreshingly, the film doesn’t make Sigmund into a stock male villain who’s abandoning the relationship because of, say, another woman.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
Antony Starr, the 48-year-old actor behind the greatest villain on TV right now, The Boys‘ Homelander, really doesn’t like walking around in public with the character’s dyed blond hair.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2024
However, the million-dollar question is whether Nate is truly a villain of the story or simply a conflicted boyfriend grappling with Andrea’s evolving career.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
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“Villain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villain. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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