antagonist
Example Sentences
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There’s no reason Lily couldn’t be a straight-up antagonist, and the film’s story could work just as easily written that way.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
It raises questions of structural integrity: When you depict a character like her as the antagonist of a show’s very likable heroine, you cannot then treat that antagonist as a heroine herself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Finerenone is a non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist currently approved to treat CKD associated with type 2 diabetes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Introducing a surprise antagonist has long been a key ingredient of the WWE recipe, and at this point Brady surfacing is all but expected.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
He liked that there was a new protagonist in the same world and that the previous protagonist was now the antagonist.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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