villain

Example Sentences

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It sounds like something a James Bond — or cartoon — villain would come up with, but there it is.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

And the 5ft 9in southpaw said she is ready to draw on the experience of being the pantomime villain.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

If the plate umpire goes, with it goes one of baseball’s most entertaining/maddening presences–a puff-chested judge and jury, a baked-in villain, an essential part of the game’s pacing and flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Best known as one-half of reality TV’s most polarizing couple on “The Hills,” Pratt built a reputation as a needling instigator, often leaning into the role of villain with annoying enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

‘And it’s a good thing neither half of the old villain don’t know what master means to do,’ he thought.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien