bad name
Example Sentences
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told AFP in February that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name, vowing to "clean this out".
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Where McCann is a firecracker, Ava Dash is a total snooze, the kind of monotone, self-obsessed personality that gives Gen Z a bad name.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
Because honestly, you are giving parents a bad name.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
"This is a company that gives capitalism, a bad name," Mr Gove told BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024
Now the neighborhood was getting a bad name.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
