bad habit

Example Sentences

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Because this country has a bad habit of forgetting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Drug-trial results are driving share prices: For much of the past four years, biotech stocks had the bad habit of selling off even after the release of positive drug-trial data.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

This is not a minor character flaw or a bad habit that only emerges once or twice in his life.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

Now I wonder - have I just swapped one bad habit for another?

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

“Oh, yeah. Well, it’s just a bad habit we’ve slipped into,” said Harry.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling