bad practice

noun

: a bad or unwise thing to do

Letting the car get/run very low on fuel is bad practice.

Examples of bad practice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Either way, building in regular moments for reflection is rarely a bad practice. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026

Our pediatrician thinks this is a bad practice. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025

Elsewhere, a rookie returned to the starting lineup, Kayshon Boutte had a rare bad practice and Kyle Dugger’s tumble down the depth chart continued. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025

This creates a system where not only is there is a disconnect between farmer action and payment, but where farmers are penalized not for bad practice, but bad weather. — Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

Queen’s habit of grinning in intense huddles or after a bad practice is both endearing and perplexing. — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Three experts, presented with The Bee’s findings, said entering into this agreement is bad practice. — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025

Ignoring Customer Feedback or Concerns One bad practice that can derail a company’s customer service efforts is failing to listen actively to customer feedback. — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024

Limit Employees’ Work Leveraging invasive solutions such as digital rights management or mobile device management is usually a bad practice. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

Rhymes for bad practice

• malpractice
• actus
• cactus
• practise
• tractus