bad name

Example Sentences

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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name -- pushing back on allegations of government connivance.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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

Guillaume Molinas, a 50-year-old restaurant owner, said he feared the deadly attack would give the village of some 1,000 residents a "bad name".

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

Because honestly, you are giving parents a bad name.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

He had heard of the bad name of the elephant and the hyena, but because they were visitors to the chief he did not show his feelings about them.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith