bad name
Example Sentences
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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
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
Guillaume Molinas, a 50-year-old restaurant owner, said he feared the deadly attack would give the village of some 1,000 residents a "bad name".
From BBC • Jun. 22, 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
