villainy
Example Sentences
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You don’t threaten such villainy if you don’t need to.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Red herrings pop up and disappear, a climactic series of revelations indicates hidden villainy, and every detail feels ho-hum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Instead, “Welcome to Derry” allows the place’s homegrown villainy to speak for itself.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025
Parrilla finds the balance between Bruiser’s sauciness and seriousness; Byrne plays the clown adeptly; and Slattery, a boss again after “Mad Men,” softens his villainy with some Roger Sterling insouciance.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
I know it, for now and then I hear a far-away muffled sound as of mattock and spade, and, whatever it is, it must be the end of some ruthless villainy.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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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