How to Use bad boy in a Sentence
bad boy
noun- He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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And why not run up and down the beach in these bad boys?
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
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If fast cars and bad boys are your thing, head to the movies.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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The bad boy who runs the school thanks to the fact that his parents own the school.
—Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 14 Mar. 2019
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This bad boy will chill you all the way out in just a few swipes.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Nov. 2022
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Pick up a piece and you'll be shocked at how durable these bad boys are.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 4 Feb. 2020
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Xavier Niel is supposed to be the bad boy of French telecoms.
—Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
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The song is about a woman who’s not settling for a bad boy.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2022
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Maybe there should be an IMAX screening of this bad boy.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
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Create a 30-minute dish with these bad boys, but cooked in two ways.
—Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 22 Feb. 2018
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Will Smith was a bad boy at the Oscars, but that won't kill the Bad Boys franchise.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 31 Jan. 2023
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Take that bad boy out, turn it on, and set your phone-camera timer.
—Broti Gupta, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2020
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The chef world can be perceived as everyone’s wild and the chef is the bad boy type.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2021
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On Amazon, one of these bad boys, used to demonstrate the cuts of a fish, costs more than $7,000.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 24 June 2019
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Bust out this bad boy and build a collage of some of the coolest retro posters for some of the greatest films of all time.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2020
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In our minds, Target and Randall’s had a lovechild, and this bad boy was French.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2020
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Just think of all the delicious meals dad will be able to cook you with this bad boy.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 7 Nov. 2022
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Nobody missed the bad boy behavior of rock bands on the road.
—Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2021
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Picture it: an uptight bookworm meets a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks.
—Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2020
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At the time, the job was to sing dark, moody songs about the sadomasochistic thrill of being in love with a bad boy.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 2 July 2024
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Be prepared for stares when rolling through the airport with this bad boy.
—Deena Campbell, Essence, 19 May 2021
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Do that and this bad boy will remain a staple kitchen tool for years to come.
—Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
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Just like Carrie, Tess went for the aloof bad boy instead of the sure (and charming) thing.
—refinery29.com, 21 May 2018
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That all changed when a doe stepped out of cover, then this bad boy burst onto the scene.
—Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2020
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Our chauffeur turns out to be Kyle Busch, something of a Nascar bad boy.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2019
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The Running Man actor's look is nice guy in the front, bad boy in the back.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
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The Hurricanes were the bad boys before college football knew what bad boys were.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
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Do that and this bad boy will remain a staple kitchen tool for years to come.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
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The vibe of the books should be a little gritty but never fatally so, enough friction to break a sweat but nothing a bad boy mayor can’t handle.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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The silky strands of faux fur may look delicate, but this bad boy is machine washable, so a few spills here and there won’t be an issue.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
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