villainy
Example Sentences
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Villainy manifests in enough guises across the genre to make one feel lucky to have avoided some criminal’s trap.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025
A 2015 article in Atlas Obscura, headlined “A Cave of Villainy on the Ohio River,” paints a dark picture of the cave that was “discovered” by French explorer M. De Lery in 1739.
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2020
Villainy and virtue are clearly marked, and the evil that Tubman resisted is illuminated alongside her bravery.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2019
The paper’s first story corroborating O’Rourke’s details ran on July 8, under the headline: “More Ring Villainy: Gigantic Frauds in the Rental of Armories.”
From Scientific American • Feb. 21, 2014
"Villainy enough! even if 'twas but an accident!" cried wrathful Deerham.
From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
Vocabulary lists containing villainy
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 1
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Flora and Ulysses
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