bad habit

Example Sentences

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You would likely not see any money you gave him, so even loaning him money would merely start a bad habit that could be hard to break.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

But they can certainly be overused by casual consumers — so much so that the apps become a bad habit.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

Because this country has a bad habit of forgetting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

But having fuelled a bad habit in China, it now wants to promote a health food there, hoping in the process to acquire the status of Africa's blueberry capital.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Her grandfather, Esteban Trueba, did not approve of this bad habit.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende