Sentence examples for villainous act from inspiring English sources

In an action-adventure movie, usually in the first few minutes, we meet the Villain or a villainous act they have perpetrated - a murder/kidnapping/bombing etc.

Mr. Walters sharply criticized the nooses on Wednesday, saying: "I cannot overemphasize what a villainous act that was.

Or is the spying itself the more villainous act?

Royal Governor William Tryon suspected that Washington was responsible, writing that "Many circumstances lead to conjecture that Mr. Washington was privy to this villainous act" and that "some officers of his army were found concealed in the city".

Grant starred as the acerbic host of an American Idol-like reality show where, according to Caryn James of the New York Times, "nothing is real... except the black hole at the centre of the host's heart, as Mr. Grant takes Mr. Cowell's villainous act to its limit".

He's perfectly willing to commit villainous acts in order to achieve his ultimate purpose.

She pushes the envelope with her fortitude and her ability to make you love even the seemingly villainous acts in her.

So he became an agent for evolution of others; Darla through him, redeems herself of her villainous acts spanning two television series, and Wesley transform from a goofy sidekick to a brooding anti-hero.

Remember, some villains can act villainous even though they do not don face paint!

Like its predecessor, the new novel features a very villainous villain and an almost saintly best friend who commits an act of enormous self-sacrifice to aid the hero/heroine.

Yes, he milks some phrases for maximum expressivity; when defying the villainous Scarpia in Act II, Corelli holds on to Cavaradossi's second cry of "Vittoria!" for 10 thrilling seconds.