bad influence
Example Sentences
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"I'd probably say I was the one getting into the most trouble. I was the wee bad influence."
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
Describing a bad influence in his love life through a pop-infused corrido, “La Diabla” is ultimately what cemented him as a rising música Mexicana star.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025
You’re an adult and your desire to wear normal adult clothing and makeup is you being a normal 20-year-old, not you being a bad influence.
From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023
Likable Bill, who charmingly says "thank you" when told he's a bad influence on Jeb, is the closest thing the audience has to a guide to Mormonism, but his talents are underused.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022
He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a manoeuvre to get rid of Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
