bad name
Example Sentences
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The 2019 screen fiasco, which found countless ways to humiliate a cast that included Taylor Swift and Judi Dench, gave kitsch a bad name.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told AFP in February that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name, vowing to "clean this out".
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
"We don't want side effects arising from poor-quality medicines and giving the molecule itself a bad name."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Where McCann is a firecracker, Ava Dash is a total snooze, the kind of monotone, self-obsessed personality that gives Gen Z a bad name.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
He had heard of the bad name of the elephant and the hyena, but because they were visitors to the chief he did not show his feelings about them.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
