bad/poor form
noun
: a way of behaving that is improper
It's considered bad/poor form to arrive so early.
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Having won four Premier League titles in a row, City are in the midst of a long run of poor form that ended their hopes of winning the league before the end of last year and resulted in them going out of the Champions League before the knock-out phase.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Meaning, any not-so-great habits for your back and hips—like lifting too-heavy items with poor form, sitting for hours on end, or carrying things always on the same side—can spell trouble for your pelvic floor, too.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 Mar. 2025
Harry Brook is very much the future of English cricket and, despite poor form, could well pick up the ball and move to the next step.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Sinner could have played in the tournament and collected a hefty appearance fee, since the sport’s ruling bodies don’t sanction the event, but that would have been considered poor form.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Meaning, any not-so-great habits for your back and hips—like lifting too-heavy items with poor form, sitting for hours on end, or carrying things always on the same side—can spell trouble for your pelvic floor, too.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 Mar. 2025
Harry Brook is very much the future of English cricket and, despite poor form, could well pick up the ball and move to the next step.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Sinner could have played in the tournament and collected a hefty appearance fee, since the sport’s ruling bodies don’t sanction the event, but that would have been considered poor form.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bad/poor form
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“Bad/poor form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%2Fpoor%20form. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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