How to Use in a bad way in a Sentence

in a bad way

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• Which club have surprised me in a bad way?
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• War of the Worlds may truly be an all-timer, in a bad way.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• The Ravens, meanwhile, look like a team that needs its bye week in a bad way.
  — Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• Nobody wants to talk to somebody that only sees things in a bad way.
  — Keith Dewar and Kristine Killingsworth, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
• Excess risk is what can often blow up your finances, in a bad way.
  — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2020
• Up your pace and the Caton starts to feel more old-fashioned—although not in a bad way.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2022
• Belichick needed to generate buy-in from this group in a bad way.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
• Its progress since the dotcom bubble is breathtaking in a bad way.
  — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• Their goaltending will need some sorting out next season, but maybe not in a bad way.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 8 May 2021
• But either way, people tend to be — not in a bad way, but — egocentric.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022
• Things are about to get a bit heated, but not necessarily in a bad way!
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2022
• Merely possessing a weapon doesn't mean that somebody is going to use it in a bad way.
  — Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Aug. 2024
• The judges attacked his salsa in a bad way, largely his timing or lack thereof.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
• Coyle made his presence felt immediately in this game … in a bad way.
  — Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
• Last season, the Grizzlies were bitten by the injury bug, and in a bad way.
  — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
• There’s one King work in particular that casts a long, dark shadow over this, though not in a bad way.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2021
• The Browns need some dynamic playmaking in their defense’s back end in a bad way.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2020
• The players in the locker room needed some positive energy in a bad way.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
• The remaining episodes prove a bit more elusive, but not necessarily in a bad way.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2021
• In higher-end neighborhoods, buyers expect a turnkey feel—and the wrong appliances can stand out in a bad way.
  — Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
• The machinery is all old and well-used, clearly worked hard, and the place looks like 1962, but not in a bad way.
  — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2021
• By many objective standards, the electric vehicle maker is in a bad way.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
• To make matters even worse over the last two weeks, the Suns managed to set a franchise record (in a bad way) with their latest defeat.
  — Shane Young, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
• Apparently, Zane is in a bad way and hasn’t been able to see Alice or the kids since the night they were attacked.
  — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025
• On some level, the company thinks the problem is McDuffie for using its tech in a bad way.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• But bad draft picks and free-agent signings on that side of the ball, as well as a lack of coaching oversight, left Seattle's defense in a bad way.
  — Doug Farrar, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
• The numbers are surprisingly large—in a bad way—and retailers are having a hard time ignoring them.
  — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• Hagar later returned for a 2004 reunion tour, but Eddie was in a bad way.
  — Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 6 Oct. 2020
• The New York Jets are in a bad way at the moment, currently 0-6 on the young season.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
• Acton spotlights the last time offices were in a bad way, especially in cities, the 1970s.
  — Larry Light, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024