bad
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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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Harbath doesn’t think the timing of the change was down to the bad publicity created by Haugen, although she acknowledges it could have looked that way.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Eight in 10 consumers said October was a bad time to buy a house.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
When I was in college, I had a bad case of mononucleosis, which led to some chronic fatigue syndrome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
“It seems like they’re trying to make me into the bad guy when I’m just trying to save dogs,” Bacelar told The Times Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
In the end the cub let him sleep; and next Light, Tall Tailless got up after a stupidly long sleep, in an extremely bad mood.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"We fear these elections could bring an even worse leader," said Huda al-Houli, a displaced resident of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Or, as the OBR puts it: "The outlook for the economy and the public finances is uncertain, with significantly better or worse outcomes of broadly equal probability."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Other coastal communities, including Redondo Beach, Huntington Beach and Long Beach, also experienced flooding, and officials say it could get much worse as El Niño hits its peak this winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
That doctrine applies when you have relied on a promise and were worse off because you spent money or gave up time or opportunities, or relied on that promise to the detriment of your finances.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
“If you don’t get rid of that net, young man, you’re going to be in a worse fix than Gandy is. Now, you better believe that.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
That would amount to its worst one-day drop since a 9.5% decline in October 2023 if the loss holds through Thursday’s regular session.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
This week, the head of a major Chinese car-industry group said sales for the full year would likely reach only 18.5 million vehicles, the worst performance since 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
F5 stock was heading for its worst single-day percentage drop in over 13 years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
She previously claimed Wednesday's settlement could be the worst for the Welsh government since the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
The worst part, though, was when one of the horsemen, a huge fellow, decided to go after Don Quixote.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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