bad habit
Example Sentences
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The bad habit is also common in school, politics and business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Because this country has a bad habit of forgetting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Drug-trial results are driving share prices: For much of the past four years, biotech stocks had the bad habit of selling off even after the release of positive drug-trial data.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
But having fuelled a bad habit in China, it now wants to promote a health food there, hoping in the process to acquire the status of Africa's blueberry capital.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
“If you’re tired, take a rest. When you’re tired, that’s when accidents happen. Also it’s a bad habit to do a thing sloppily.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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