bad off
Example Sentences
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“Poor people are as bad off as in the special period, but a segment of middle and upper class have access to dollars and are not in such bad shape, which causes real social tension.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Farrell - whose kicking accuracy is 44.3% across the 2023 Six Nations - conceded: "I was bad off the tee today."
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023
While mine is still high, and I’m not as bad off as many former players, I still lost something.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2021
Sometimes I go hungry or withhold things for myself so my kid does not know how bad off we are.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2021
“You always thought you was better than me. Now look at you. You just as bad off as the rest of us. Worse, maybe. Caleb don’t want no part of you now, I bet.”
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
