Examples of bad boy in a Sentence
He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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Travis Kalanick, the Uber co-founder and one-time Silicon Valley bad boy, has relocated to Austin.
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Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Wahlberg was a 20-something bad boy who took a more meat-and-potatoes (or Peter Berg and Peter Berg) route to popular success.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Quaid said The Parent Trap started a new chapter of his career after spending much of the 1990s playing bad boys.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
In 2009, the former Hollywood bad boy won the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for Milk, delivering an unforgettable performance as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected in the United States after years of fighting for LGBTQ+ rights.
—Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Wahlberg was a 20-something bad boy who took a more meat-and-potatoes (or Peter Berg and Peter Berg) route to popular success.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Quaid said The Parent Trap started a new chapter of his career after spending much of the 1990s playing bad boys.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
In 2009, the former Hollywood bad boy won the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for Milk, delivering an unforgettable performance as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected in the United States after years of fighting for LGBTQ+ rights.
—Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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