How to Use villainous in a Sentence

villainous

adjective
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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
  • When asked if the show will change fans opinions about the villainous Gaston, Evans kept a tight lip.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Heidi Klum is a jack of all trades — even villainous ones.
    — Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • In the clip, Snow White escapes from Gadot’s villainous grasp, makes a run for the woods, and discovers the cozy abode of the seven dwarfs.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
  • In the wild Goldfish go from cute to villainous when released into the wild.
    — National Geographic, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Anne Hathaway, a skilled thesp, is no match for Huston as the villainous lead.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Ray contributed a 25-foot bogey saver on the villainous 5th hole (among the hardest in the area).
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 25 June 2018
  • 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
  • In a story with no shortage of villains, the rabbi is among the more villainous.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2020
  • 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
  • In one clip, the adults reunite but most of them can’t remember the villainous Pennywise or any of the events from the first movie.
    — Time, 18 July 2019
  • But some of the Skrulls certainly might be more villainous.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022
  • After Foxx turns on the light, he is then attacked by the film's villainous creatures.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2018
  • Plus, a more villainous Kang might have emerged after the finale.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 16 June 2022
  • Swindells is almost too villainous, but that dichotomy does work in the scheme of things.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Michael Chenevert might as well have a curly black mustache and a black cape as the villainous Frank Charles.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 5 June 2018
  • 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
  • In those comics, the story is told again and again of a world coming undone because of villainous evil or human frailty.
    — David Beers, The New Republic, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Hahn's villainous Agatha formed a coven and began to wander down a dark, twisted version of the Yellow Brick Road.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • This villainous group use a team of assassins to enforce their rule, but prefer to keep behind the scenes.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • And LeBron plays with a joy for basketball more than some villainous fury.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Gasteyer plays the villainous queen with wicked abandon.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The two become as close as brothers and go on a quest that pits them against the villainous white lion Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen) but also tests their bonds of friendship.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024

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