villainize

Example Sentences

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We’ve been taught to fetishize our suffering and villainize our joy — that working toward a long-term goal should feel like work.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

When “Yellowstone,” Sheridan’s first show, premiered in 2018, #MeToo was reverberating across television with producers waffling over whether to villainize or defend macho characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Yet, remarkably, they don’t villainize these figures who, no matter how hard they try, can’t seem to say the right thing.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

“When it becomes a talking point like this, we dehumanize and villainize other human beings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

“No. They probably would villainize you to justify it.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas