the bad

noun

: the unpleasant things that happen to people
You have to take the good with the bad.

Examples of the bad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All the bad press for the single didn’t even amount to an ironic streaming victory. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 15 July 2024 With her return, Doherty turned the page on the bad press of the past. Ale Russian, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2024 Despite their favorable positioning in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, the members of the expansive Griswold family (Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki) are actually the bad neighbors in question. EW.com, 5 July 2024 The fourth installment in Smith and Lawrence's long-running film franchise brings back Marcus' now son-in-law to save the day when the bad boys are on the run, trying to clear their names and the late Capt. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the bad 

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“The bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bad. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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