How to Use antagonist in a Sentence

antagonist

noun
  • The two sides are long-term antagonists.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But there’s a tennis match to be played, an antagonist to be whupped.
    — Richard Lawson, vanityfair.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Like all good dramas, there must be an antagonist.
    — Stephen Wilder, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2026
  • There are two main types of antagonists in Star Trek.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Viel played his usual role of antagonist well.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Tell me about working him to bring about that antagonist to these students.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The moves that changed were more about the antagonist and the real world stakes and how high that needed to go.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
  • The main antagonist of the movie was written as this kind of beefy, tough, 45-year-old guy.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Mahathir long seemed to relish his role as an antagonist to the West.
    — Adam Schreck, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2018
  • To be sure, there is no shortage of Clinton antagonists who would like to see her in the dock.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 July 2019
  • Kirk had perhaps no greater antagonist than Fuentes.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Chin Han stars as Shang Tsung, one of the main antagonists in the first movie.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • Sokoloff played Cokie, queen bee of the in-crowd who served as an antagonist for the club members.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Where did the idea come that the main character was to be a plunger and the antagonist a vacuum?
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
  • The world is now divided among fans who want to pose with him for a selfie and antagonists who’d rather throw things at him.
    — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Friend is the story’s lead antagonist, a man who leads the armies and will square off against Boutella.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Lilypad becomes the film’s main antagonist as the toys grapple with her.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • Brooks is one of the league's best defensive players and best antagonists.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Soon, the antagonists seized on force parity as a way to reduce the risk of conflict.
    — William J. Broad, New York Times, 26 June 2023
  • In the new book, Rick is hired by a former antagonist to track down a missing woman.
    — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Julia is positioned as an antagonist, but the film can’t quite convince you to see her that way.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The antagonist in the story is designed to be an apex predator from this ecosystem.
    — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
  • The daughter is the prime antagonist.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Who's going to be the antagonist?
    — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Why make Crosshair turn on his unit and become what seems like will be a main antagonist here at the start of the series?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 May 2021
  • Her main antagonist this evening is Kenny.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • One by one, his antagonists fell by the wayside, and Kushner was there to fill the void.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Leguizamo may be playing an antagonist.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Thanos, the chief antagonist of the most recent Avengers cycle.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2021
  • It is asked not only by her antagonists but by women who project onto her their own sense of the records kept by their bodies.
    — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026

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