bad habit

Example Sentences

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You would likely not see any money you gave him, so even loaning him money would merely start a bad habit that could be hard to break.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

“I see it as a collective bad habit we can help each other kick.”

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2025

Now I wonder - have I just swapped one bad habit for another?

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

She called it a bad habit and that a benchmark of even 90% agreement would make more sense.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

And the goat’s eyes Are spinning from The dizzy breath Of man’s bad habit.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto