bad rap

Example Sentences

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“I think it got a bad rap because pilots never scaled and operationalized to value,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“Eagles get a bad rap sometimes, and we see this in lots of parts of the world,” says Ng.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Filmed theater gets a bad rap but it shouldn’t when it’s more than just a recording, and, for now, this version fulfills.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

While she acknowledged that AI can be wrong, she also thinks the technology sometimes gets a bad rap.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Already I was scribbling down bad rap lyrics and bad poetry.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates