bad
Usage
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When describing things that are lacking in moral qualities or are actually vicious and reprehensible, bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.
Example Sentences
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He said: "At times it does come back to you, I can tell you. The bad times, but also the good times."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
For the first time, I let the repeated narrative inside my head of failed marriages and bad decisions melt away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“They study past prices, chart patterns, come up with all kinds of reasons why it’s a good or bad time to buy a car.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Maybe all the bad news is priced into the stock, setting it up for a rebound.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The good times can never excuse the bad, and love and kindness should never be a reward for good behavior. Doing things for others so they’ll approve of and love you isn’t love.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
It adds that FY 2027 unit cost guidance is better than Barrenjoey expected at Sierra Gorda and Cannington, but worse at Gemco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Would you say things turned out better or worse than the future you predicted in “Life During Wartime”? Well, we’re not having a total civil war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Most own them inside a retirement account, in a bond fund or an exchange-traded fund, and that difference can make the problem worse rather than better.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Making things worse, because of low physician reimbursement rates, Medicaid patients struggle to get appointments with specialists to be diagnosed in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Two more steps, then one more, leaning to see around the corner and at last I saw it and when I did it was worse.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Using AI tools to decide on a Medicare Advantage plan may be complicated at best and inaccurate at worst, analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
In their worst moments, Waldrop’s neighbors prove Nietzsche right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it had the worst hospital handover delays in England and Wales and was working with hospitals to reduce this.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
A day earlier, Clark posted a lengthy video on social media in which he apologized for “the worst ad known to man.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
I said, surprising myself because I thought it was the worst thing I could say, but it was true.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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