bad scene

Example Sentences

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He walked into a bad scene on only his second appearance; a hushed crowd, a team grappling with an opponent that had the bit between their teeth, a total lack of cohesion and conviction.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

After a particularly bad scene in a college acting class, one of Turnbull’s instructors gave a speech about the dangers of social media for young artists, he said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

It’s a bad scene, and it’s everyone’s fault.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2022

They ended up in an S.R.O. in San Francisco that one might describe as a bad scene.

From The New Yorker • May 15, 2015

Dale described the fog again and said he guessed it was as thick as it gets, and Leonard, agreeing, said he remembered one last year at Elliot Head in rougher seas—a bad scene, he’d added.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson