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'bad' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'bad' with 20 example sentences.


bad adjective

: having undesirable or negative qualities

: feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

: serious or severe

: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

: not capable of being collected

: below average in quality or performance

: nonstandard

: not financially safe or secure

: physically unsound or diseased

: capable of harming

: characterized by wickedness or immorality

: reproduced fraudulently

: not working properly

bad noun

: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

bad adverb

: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

: very much; strongly


  • Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
  • Many accidents were caused by the bad weather.
  • The situation is much worse than we originally thought.
  • That's the worst joke I've ever heard.
  • I'm afraid I've got bad news.
  • I don't believe that black cats cause bad luck.
  • I know that something bad will happen.
  • George W. Bush was the worst president in American history.
  • Their pizza is really bad.
  • A smile is the best cure for a bad mood.
  • Is there anything that makes your pain feel worse?
  • Let's consider the worst that could happen.
  • It doesn't look so bad.
  • This wine tastes pretty bad.
  • Your injury will get worse unless you see a doctor.
  • This is the worst movie I have ever seen.
  • I have a lot of bad habits.
  • You're the worst student in the class.
  • She dated an endless array of bad boys.
  • Due to the bad weather, the game was called off.
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