bad boy

noun

: a person who flouts convention

a literary bad boy

Examples of bad boy in a Sentence

He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.

Recent Examples on the Web The film came out in 1969 and set the tone for the 1970s bad boy—motorbike, Ray Ban sunglasses, leather jackets. —

Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 After getting his big break as the brooding Boone Carlyle on Lost in 2004, the actor scored the role of bad boy vampire Damon Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries in 2009, which catapulted him into stardom. —

Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024 With Liam and his brother, band leader Noel Gallagher, at loggerheads since 2009, nobody really expected Oasis to reunite, but a series of cryptic social media posts were followed on Tuesday with the confirmation Manchester’s favorite bad boy sons are going back on tour. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024 This bad boy is lightweight, water-resistant, spacious, and has plenty of pockets. —

Sarah Han and Annie Blackman, Allure, 14 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bad boy

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