How to Use supervillain in a Sentence
supervillain
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Swordsman went on to become a supervillain, and fought the Avengers.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2021
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Things soon go awry, however, when a supervillain plans to take over the planet -- putting the very fate of the young heroes on the line.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
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The origin story reveals how the supervillain Gru (Carell) and the Minions met when Gru was a young boy in the 1970s growing up in the suburbs.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2022
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The untold story of one twelve-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 1 Jan. 2023
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All of this is any easy layup, earning cheap cheers by hitting our real-life supervillains between the legs and eyes.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 16 Mar. 2023
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What's more, she's also set to star as the supervillain in Captain Marvel 2 — talk about couple goals.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 14 May 2022
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This movie takes it back to the beginning, when the yellow creatures looking for a master cross paths with a wannabe supervillain.
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2022
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Comic Book Guy supervillain is at least a bit cathartic.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
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Among common lawn weeds, poison ivy is like a supervillain.
—Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 28 June 2023
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The studio was gearing up to make Kang the next supervillain of the current phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
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Winnie’s dream role is to play a Bond girl, or a superhero, or Marvel supervillain.
—Daniella Midenge, Women's Health, 26 Apr. 2023
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Once touted as a boy genius, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was now seen by many as a supervillain.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
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After the captor laid on the ground, the DC supervillain managed to use her feet to get the key to the handcuffs from his pocket and used her core to unlock herself using her toes.
—Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021
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Over the next two years, Jonathan Majors will play a cowboy, a flyboy, a boxer and Marvel’s newest supervillain.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2021
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Steve Carell’s lovable supervillain Gru and his horde of yellow minions have been box-office stars since their debut.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 July 2022
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This Despicable Me prequel shows how Gru got his his start as a supervillain.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 12 Sep. 2022
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However, things take a turn for the worse when Humdinger and a mad scientist steal their powers and turn themselves into supervillains.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
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The plot focuses on Gru, an 11-year-old with a vaguely Russian accent, who employs a team of minions in his quest to become a supervillain.
—Wired, 10 July 2022
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He is also oftentimes portrayed as a member of the supervillain team the Sinister Six.
—Carson Burton, Variety, 19 June 2023
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In the film, Blanchard — who styled himself as a Moriarity-like supervillain toying with the cops — offers a small, tight smile at best and often turns cold.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
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Once slated to lead the next phase of the Marvel universe as the supervillain Kang the Conqueror, Majors faced an uncertain future with the lucrative franchise after the abuse charges.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
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This event marks the beginning of Otto's changeover into the supervillain known as Doctor Octopus.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
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Kathryn Hahn, meanwhile, created a whole new kind of character — the nosy neighbor supervillain.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021
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There are times in this show when the people responsible for the hijacking seem more like supervillains in their ability to do anything to anyone.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
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After years on the decline, Barnes & Noble’s sales are up, its costs are down — and the same people who for decades saw the superchain as a supervillain are celebrating its success.
—New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
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After her boss attempts to kill her, Selina is revived by a clowder and embraces her inner supervillain.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022
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Gru, the recovering supervillain turned huggable and lovable dad, is back in action.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
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But the supervillain is known for his on-and-off abusive relationship with Quinn, his former psychiatrist who falls in love with him and becomes his partner in crime.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2022
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The teaser reel featured an early look at our four core cast members in astronaut outfits, the liftoff of an epic spacecraft, and one last stunning shot of the enormous supervillain Galactus hovering over the Earth.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 July 2024
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After welcoming a new child, former supervillain Gru (Steve Carell) and his family must go into hiding as a nemesis from his past emerges and seeks revenge.
—Jordana Comiter, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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