vil.
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Most people aren’t of the Cruella de Vil school of evil.
“Ikh vil nisht brenen,” she said.
From Literature
Her apparent remorse amounts to a shocking about-face for a woman who used to film herself screaming invectives at school shooting survivors and who dressed like a knock-off Cruella de Vil to heckle President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address in 2023.
From Salon
Classic baddies from Cruella de Vil to the Joker have gotten movies that explore their origin stories and explain their damaged psyches.
“Mayhem’s” sweet spot comes in the middle of the album with a string of funky ’80s-throwback jams — “Killah” into “Zombieboy” into “LoveDrug” — that Gaga delivered onstage in an ornate Cruella de Vil getup.
From Los Angeles Times
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