bad form

Example Sentences

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Moreover, King just thinks it’s bad form for a cruise line to bump a passenger involuntarily — no matter the circumstance.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

I’ve heard it repeatedly from experts: The greatest risk of working out alone is bad form, leading to inefficient movement, slacking off and higher chance of injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

"Very bad form and comes off as defensive, though would be a bigger deal in a jury trial."

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023

"Hotels are fundamentally a bad form of accommodation - they are economically damaging to communities, they take away a really important resource," the source said.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

It is, however, quite bad form in biological circles to put it the other way round, to imply that the operation of insect societies has any relation at all to human affairs.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas