Examples of bad boy in a Sentence
He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
Recent Examples on the Web
Luckily, the titular bad boys know their way around a brawl.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
Batman The dads took a villainous turn as Gotham bad boys — the Riddler and the Joker in 2014 — but Batman (Gideon) and Batgirl (Harper) were there to thwart any evil shenanigans.
—Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
The band's heyday some 50 years back came at a time with the awards were decidedly not inclined to reward rock's bad boys.
—USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
The men in question are English bad boy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Type A Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl), both of whom fuel each other to push harder, race faster, and win more — until disaster inevitably strikes.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2024
Jamie falls in love with West’s character, bad boy Landon Carter, while the two of them are rehearsing for a school play.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
But Arthur, Wilkinson’s manic litigator, has like 17 of those bad boys in the scene where he’s confronted by Clooney’s Clayton.
—Vulture, 30 Dec. 2023
This bad boy’s glare-free screen and a library that fits thousands of books in your pocket will totally change your reading game.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
And with that style comes skinny jeans tucked into these bad boys – the coziest UGG boots out there.
—Theresa Johnson, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
Batman The dads took a villainous turn as Gotham bad boys — the Riddler and the Joker in 2014 — but Batman (Gideon) and Batgirl (Harper) were there to thwart any evil shenanigans.
—Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
The band's heyday some 50 years back came at a time with the awards were decidedly not inclined to reward rock's bad boys.
—USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
The men in question are English bad boy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Type A Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl), both of whom fuel each other to push harder, race faster, and win more — until disaster inevitably strikes.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2024
Jamie falls in love with West’s character, bad boy Landon Carter, while the two of them are rehearsing for a school play.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
But Arthur, Wilkinson’s manic litigator, has like 17 of those bad boys in the scene where he’s confronted by Clooney’s Clayton.
—Vulture, 30 Dec. 2023
This bad boy’s glare-free screen and a library that fits thousands of books in your pocket will totally change your reading game.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
And with that style comes skinny jeans tucked into these bad boys – the coziest UGG boots out there.
—Theresa Johnson, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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