the bad

noun

: the unpleasant things that happen to people
You have to take the good with the bad.

Examples of the bad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pathogens: These are the bad guys, like Salmonella and E. coli, that can cause foodborne illness if milk isn’t handled properly. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2024 And the sad part of that is, the bad guys aren't giving up their guns. Emma Colton, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2024 Her world has been destroyed, and the bad guys responsible are still out there. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024 At that point, Minnesota’s options are to keep Conley healthy and available, stomach the bad stretches — as Finch and the Wolves have been forced to do in Conley’s absence of late — or for Tim Connelly to make a roster adjustment ahead of the trade deadline. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024 Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakes healthy tissues as foreign invaders and attacks them rather than targeting the bad bacteria and viruses. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024 Due to the bad weather, Trump had to cancel three out of his four in-person commit to caucus rallies and will instead hold a series of telerallies. Galen Druke, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2024 After a career of iconic, empowering roles, Viola Davis is ready to be the bad guy. Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023 And the culture around the narco business is super-important, because there’s this tendency to see it in very binary terms of good guys versus bad guys, i.e. governments are the good guys and traffickers are the bad guys. Los Angeles Times En Español, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023

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“The bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bad. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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