in a bad way
idiom
: in a bad state or condition
Without enough funding, public services are in a pretty bad way right now.
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The child Carlyle doesn’t quite see it, but the reader sees that Elizabeth Reuben is in a bad way—miserable, unhinged with heartbreak.
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Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
There are some good lines mostly from Mikey Day as the director; however, overall this sketch feels 1990s in a bad way.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
This almost sounds like a Dire Straits song, but this time not in a bad way.
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—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
On the other, young Dylan remained in a bad way that only got worse.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 May 2025
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Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
There are some good lines mostly from Mikey Day as the director; however, overall this sketch feels 1990s in a bad way.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
This almost sounds like a Dire Straits song, but this time not in a bad way.
197.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
On the other, young Dylan remained in a bad way that only got worse.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in a bad way
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“In a bad way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20bad%20way. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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