bad influence
Example Sentences
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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
And to cull your crew of those who would be a bad influence in this regard.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023
King Charles III's university halls of residence neighbour in the 1960s said a letter was written about him saying he was a bad influence on the prince.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022
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
There is no doubt that your grandfather’s reactionary class standing had a bad influence on your father’s thoughts, and he naturally passed them on to you.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
