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
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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.
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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
Do nothing and try to reform sports that will have doubled down on bad practice.
—Tom Farrey, Time, 17 July 2023
In some accounts, officials cited a poor attitude and bad practice habits.
—Morgan Campbell Todd Heisler, New York Times, 24 June 2023
It wasn’t received well and considered to be bad practice.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2023
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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
Do nothing and try to reform sports that will have doubled down on bad practice.
—Tom Farrey, Time, 17 July 2023
In some accounts, officials cited a poor attitude and bad practice habits.
—Morgan Campbell Todd Heisler, New York Times, 24 June 2023
It wasn’t received well and considered to be bad practice.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2023
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“Bad practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20practice. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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