Examples of bad boy in a Sentence
He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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The film is a high school rom-com about a bad boy and a type-A overachiever teaming up to win student body president — and maybe each other.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Hetty remarks to Alberta that Pete has, surprisingly, become something of a bad boy.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the rebellious young Jim Hopper, the son of the town police chief, can’t seem to do anything right; the spunky Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and leave town, stat (but still has a thing for bad boys); and the tech nerd Bob is hopelessly in love with her.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The Florida Panthers are not only the resident bad boys of the National Hockey League but also the defending Stanley Cup champions.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Hetty remarks to Alberta that Pete has, surprisingly, become something of a bad boy.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the rebellious young Jim Hopper, the son of the town police chief, can’t seem to do anything right; the spunky Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and leave town, stat (but still has a thing for bad boys); and the tech nerd Bob is hopelessly in love with her.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The Florida Panthers are not only the resident bad boys of the National Hockey League but also the defending Stanley Cup champions.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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