How to Use go bad in a Sentence
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Like all fresh fruit, lemons do go bad.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Do lemons go bad when stored on the counter?
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Can fish go bad in the freezer?
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
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Yes, fish can go bad in the freezer.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
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And don’t worry, your whiskey won’t go bad.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
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Grab any old bread, potatoes, or onions that may go bad while you’re gone.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
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But, wait, how did that turkey go bad so quickly?
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
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But, wait, how did that turkey go bad so quickly?
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
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Spices don’t go bad the same way something like cottage cheese does.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
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There are two ways your ground beef can go bad – bacteria or spoilage.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
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Why does restaurant cooking oil go bad?
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
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This is a pattern for Smart, boiling over when things go bad.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2022
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The water-rich vegetable will go bad much more quickly if it gets parched.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024
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In times like these, even good people can end up in desperate straits when things go bad.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
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And, keep in mind that flaxseed is a fresh food, and all fresh foods can eventually go bad.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 May 2025
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The oil in the chips can also go bad if exposed to heat, which can affect their taste and smell.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
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All of us have a depressive disorder and that’s when things go bad.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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What's scary for people is not that things go bad and relationships ends.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2021
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Your freezer can also house foods that might otherwise go bad.
—Gia Mora, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
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All these choices are very unpleasant when pension plans go bad.
—Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2021
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Create your meal plan using foods that could go bad before bringing in more of the same.
—Gia Mora, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
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All of it was pitched as a chance to see the good girl next door go bad — for a low price, plus shipping and handling.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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Peter doesn’t hesitate to show up, but things quickly go bad.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
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Things go bad in a hurry, and a lot of reporters on the Auburn beat still have the hats to prove it.
—Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 28 Feb. 2023
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This is the capital of the low-wage jobs, and when things go bad people just have no safety net.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
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Exits plans usually include when to get out if things go bad, if thing go well, or if things go okay.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
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So how could this guy go bad on his planet, and is that possible on our possible?
—Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2021
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Banks can be forced to take losses if an economic downturn causes those loans to go bad.
—Charley Grant, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
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Apparently teeth under bridges go bad all the time, for all kinds of reasons.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2021
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Bacteria and yeast and all the nasty little things that make food go bad need moisture to be happy.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
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