bad influence

Example Sentences

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Collins added that she did not feel proms were a good thing and instead were a bad influence on children.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“He didn’t recognize them as a bad influence or something that’s holding him down,” she recalled wistfully.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2025

My stepmother has called me a bad influence and my retort is I pay rent and buy my own clothes, she doesn’t get a say.

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

I’m figuring that my parents threw the letters away because they think you might be a bad influence on me.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez