villainous

Example Sentences

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The orphanage’s cartoonishly villainous chairlady, Miss Garnett, is especially nasty to Meg—who is plucky and appealing, if perhaps a bit more precocious than seems credible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Though the web series centres around women, Shah says they took care to ensure men in Chiraiya are not frothing-at-the-mouth villainous caricatures.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Hegseth flippantly employed villainous colloquialism – “they are toast and they know it,” “we play for keeps,” and “President Trump got the last laugh” – delivered with a combative tone that communicated masculine self-assurance.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

“The Secret Agent,” set primarily in 1977, centers on Moura’s character Marcelo, who goes into hiding because a villainous businessman wants to kill him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Sheed continued, “Sorry. I’m just thinking if people miss opportunities all the time, why is yours so special that you gotta turn all bitter and villainous instead of just moving on like everyone else?”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles