bad actor
Example Sentences
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No one is a bad actor here—these are great athletes wanting to compete, and coaches are rewarded to win.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
If a bad actor -- or even an electromagnetic storm -- disrupted enough satellites, GPS-based navigation would fail.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
You may be able to add an “alert” to your bank account, notifying the bank of any named person, aka bad actor, who should never and will never have access to your account.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
“Romance scams have become the quintessential con, wherein a bad actor manipulates their target into establishing a digital relationship via phone calls, video calls, text messages and more,” Hall said.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025
He had looked strangely comical, like a bad actor auditioning for a solemn part in a play.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
