bad move

Example Sentences

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Buying shares of the company you work for isn’t necessarily a bad move — but you should understand the risks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

“That’s a bad move, baseball-wise, karma-wise, baseball-gods-wise,” Schumaker said of intentionally walking Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

"I completely understand we need more beds, but that feels like a bad move."

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023

There’s no bad move, no wrong investment; even losses teach lessons.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2022

But when Burgoyne viewed the letter with the mask, he read Clinton’s view of the real situation: Howe has made a bad move; I don’t have enough men to do anything about it.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen