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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Limit Employees’ Work Leveraging invasive solutions such as digital rights management or mobile device management is usually a bad practice.
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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
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 19 Apr. 2024.
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