bad name

Example Sentences

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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

"I'd say 99% of dog walkers are responsible but it only takes that 1% to give every dog walker a bad name."

From BBC

“Olka called Josey a really bad name. I asked him what it was but he won’t tell me. He says it doesn’t translate to English and also no one should be remembered for the worst thing they’ve done when they’ve done so many best things.”

From Literature

Sheku Tarawallie, president of Sierra Leone's Council of Traditional Healers, is adamant that "diabolic" juju men like Kanu are giving healers a bad name.

From BBC

"It's a very small number of people that give the rest of dog walkers a bad name," he said, adding that wardens do a difficult job and can not operate "24/7".

From BBC