bad move
Example Sentences
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As a parent of two kids juggling childcare costs, enrichment activities and our grocery budget, putting money into an investment across the world seemed like a bad move.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
"A bad move in chess means you will lose, just the same with life."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
“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
“We knew that this was a really bad move that hurt kids. It gives us no pleasure in being right.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Not a bad move, Will was about to congratulate himself.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
