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

Because this country has a bad habit of forgetting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

“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

I sat silent, recalling what a drudge she had been until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt successfully overcame that bad habit of living, so highly desirable to be got rid of by some people.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens