bad name
Example Sentences
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"We don't want side effects arising from poor-quality medicines and giving the molecule itself a bad name."
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name -- pushing back on allegations of government connivance.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 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
Because honestly, you are giving parents a bad name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
This is bound to get me a bad name as a sportsman, but let me say at once that I have nothing against the killing of animals.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
