gone bad
Example Sentences
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Wait, a $10 billion bet gone bad plus some small-fry investor leverage kills $500 billion in crypto value?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
This includes things like adding accurate date-labels to food products, so consumers aren't confused about when something they've purchased has gone bad or is no longer safe to eat.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025
“The things in the freezer and the refrigerator haven’t gone bad yet, but it’s just a matter of time and that’s going to be a mess we’re going to have to take care of,” Midford.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
While none of the vaccines have gone bad yet, there’s concern it could happen, say health officials.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023
The smell was awful, nose-filling, the smell of a dirty toilet and rancid steamed beans and boiled eggs gone bad.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
