villain

Example Sentences

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It won best film, best director for Anderson and best supporting actor for Sean Penn, who played reactionary villain Colonel Steven Lockjaw in the movie but wasn't in attendance.

From BBC

The heat has been drawn from the situation since, but the Canadians seem a good fit for the role of pantomime villains.

From BBC

“Reality Check” gives Banks the villain edit — although, honestly, she achieves that all by herself.

From Salon

Tom Noonan, a character actor and filmmaker known for playing villains in “Manhunter” and “The Last Action Hero,” died on Valentine’s Day.

From Los Angeles Times

And Salieri seems more of hybrid creature, as though a villain out of Christopher Marlowe had suddenly been endowed with Shakespearean self-awareness.

From Los Angeles Times