bad guy
Example Sentences
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When a beefy bad guy who was about to squish a normal-sized good guy received a crippling blow to the scrotum, I laughed.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
"You're the bad guy in this," he said.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
"Or it at least doesn't make you seem as much the bad guy who just wants to cut people for cost-effectiveness."
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Nobody has been more critical of Riley than this space, but he’s not the bad guy here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
We didn’t know if he was a bad guy.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
