go bad
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, there’s no way to prove that’s the case—or that the good won’t go bad.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
“Whatever asset you’re looking at people are on a knife’s edge regarding leverage and that doesn’t have to go bad; that can go very very well before it goes very, very bad,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
"I think yes, if people are going to go bad, they go bad, but you can't tar a whole religion based on your prejudices."
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
And because bananas go bad quickly, companies are generally unable to build up large inventories ahead of tariffs the way some did with electronics or furniture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Or I forget about my bottles of egg yolk and water, which go bad and stink up the cellar with a smell like sulfur.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
