How to Use in bad faith in a Sentence

in bad faith

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  • No one was acting in bad faith.
    Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Somebody sold him the car in bad faith.
    Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The surest way for a leader to avoid this is to refrain from acting in bad faith.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • For one thing, Cruz’s comment is not only beside the point but in bad faith.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The union had alleged school leadership was bargaining in bad faith.
    Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
  • McCarthy described that request as part of Beach’s acting in bad faith.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Countries have often used this in good faith to get their voice heard, but mostly in bad faith to block or delay decisions.
    Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • May, in his ruling, said the loss of evidence is reprehensible, but was not done in bad faith.
    Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Bad faith bargaining Both sides have accused the other of bargaining in bad faith.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Anyone who claims his wave is the same as Elon Musk’s gesture is operating in bad faith.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Anyone who claims his wave is the same as Elon Musk's gesture is operating in bad faith.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Harrison sued the city in July, alleging that her dismissal was made in bad faith.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
  • More consumers are doing just that — some in bad faith to get their money back from the card issuer, even if there’s no problem with the purchase.
    Genna Contino, CNBC, 25 July 2024
  • And there are other people who are just firestarters and deliberately want to attack something in bad faith.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2022
  • Many in the opposition believe Netanyahu is acting in bad faith.
    Steve Hendrix, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Each side was accusing the other of negotiating in bad faith.
    Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
  • Each side of the issue argues that the other is unreasonable and operating in bad faith.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Trump’s lawyers on Tuesday that the former adviser was acting in bad faith during and after the lawsuit.
    Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
  • At a minimum, brokers and insurers found to have acted in bad faith should be banned from marketplaces and subject to clawbacks.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The union believes the firings have no financial purpose and were made in bad faith in midst of negotiating the union’s first contract.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
  • There are some who argue in bad faith that any criticism or boycott of Israel or the settlements is antisemitic.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
  • But the circles must be smaller, pushing back on criticism that geofence warrants are too often made in bad faith and in search of probable cause.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • It was filed in bad faith for the improper purpose of extracting a huge payout on the threat of negative publicity.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022
  • Boards are protected by the business judgment rule, which gives them a defense in court for most of their actions, unless the actions were made in bad faith or were against the law.
    Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • And then are those critics who are, Winston maintains, arguing against ESG in bad faith.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 7 Jan. 2024
  • For its part, Honeywell alleged that Patent Armory filed the Texas suit in bad faith and sought to dismiss the case.
    Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
  • The edtech giant sues its lenders for using predatory tactics and acting in bad faith, worsening the standoff with creditors.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 28 June 2023
  • The company in a court filing has denied the workers’ claims, on grounds including that workers delayed making their claims and have acted in bad faith.
    Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Accordingly, the Court expressly finds that Plaintiffs acted in bad faith.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • The streamer took the case to federal court, arguing that Babin was pursuing the case in bad faith and had no hope of obtaining a conviction.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023

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