How to Use villainous in a Sentence

villainous

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• Chief among them is the presence of the villainous Kang the Conqueror.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
• Co-star Chris Hemsworth as the villainous Dementus, against the dunes of the Outback.
  — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2024
• Heidi Klum is a jack of all trades — even villainous ones.
  — Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2021
• Anne Hathaway, a skilled thesp, is no match for Huston as the villainous lead.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
• It could all be boiled down to a few key points: Eros is heroic and a far cry from his villainous brother.
  — Richard Newby, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2021
• Now all of the brothers must get the back band together to rescue one of their own from a pair of villainous pop stars.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
• But some of the Skrulls certainly might be more villainous.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022
• Plus, a more villainous Kang might have emerged after the finale.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 16 June 2022
• Josh Brolin might reprise his villainous role in the Deadpool franchise later this year.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• To have a villainous ruler imposed on you was a misfortune.
  — Stacy Schiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
• And in fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• And, in fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light.
  — Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
• To set the scene: Luffy and crew are out to defeat the villainous fish-man Arlong, who is holding Nami’s home village hostage.
  — William Goodman, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
• Special props go to Jonathan Groff for turning the villainous Frank into a sellout with soul.
  — The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
• Momoa goes back under the sea for the sequel, this time teaming up with Patrick Wilson — who played the villainous Orm in the first entry.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
• Plus the Mateen's villainous Black Adam is still on his quest for vengeance and to kill Aquaman (and also gets a cool new submarine).
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2021
• Despite Metro’s noble intentions, there are greater, villainous forces in the world that just can’t be bought off.
  — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022
• Now this is what a concept car is supposed to look like: sleek, seductive, maybe even a little villainous, but in a good way.
  — Verge Staff, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
• As leader of The Plastics, Regina can be considered one of the most villainous characters of the 2000's.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
• Chris Evans, who reprises his role as the villainous Lucas Lee to Cera's titular hero.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• But my feelings here are complicated by the Lestat of the book and the film, who is so compellingly villainous.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2022
• Thusly inspired and trained, Kid goes on a righteous rampage and literally fights his way to the top floor of the villainous big boss.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
• The essay was split into sections detailing the pros and cons of killing a villainous husband.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 26 May 2022
• The Swedish actor enjoyed villainous turns in movies like Straw Dogs and Melancholia (2011).
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2024
• The villainous Miss Trunchbull is no longer the school headmistress; the dim-witted Wormwoods are no longer Matilda’s parents.
  — Ashley Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2022
• Gadot was beaming while speaking for her first time about her villainous Disney role.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021
• Young Furiosa is taken from her family and falls into the hands of a group bikers led by a villainous Chris Hemsworth.
  — Vulture, 1 Dec. 2023
• The root of the problem is not as simple as villainous landlords exploiting a hot market.
  — Abby Vesoulis, Time, 25 Apr. 2022
• The duo uses a magical pocket watch to travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path in the first place.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 July 2024
• Then, its heir apparent Jonathan Majors was convicted of misdemeanor assault and harassment, leading to his firing and questions about the future of the villainous Kang.
  — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 29 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024