villainy

Example Sentences

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Instead, “Welcome to Derry” allows the place’s homegrown villainy to speak for itself.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner was a fascinating Kundry, her superficial villainy barely concealing her longing for redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

But at least the film gets some glorious eccentric villainy from Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

Huston’s ready-made villainy won’t suffer either, although I’m pretty sure a shot of him closing his eyes — ostensibly in monstrous reverie — is really just an attempt to remember better gigs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

"So much villainy, it sings a sad song for our age. Did honor die with our fathers?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin