the bad

noun

: the unpleasant things that happen to people
You have to take the good with the bad.

Examples of the bad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No one seriously disputes that the Nazis are the bad guys. TIME, 8 May 2024 Now, these are not the bad guys, the criminals that you are warned about by the NRA. Abc News, ABC News, 6 May 2024 But one stunt in particular was iconic to the show and was repeated throughout the series: Seavers’ GMC Sierra jumping over various obstacles and barriers while chasing the bad guys. Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024 Now, here's the bad news: There are many wrong ways and decisions, both small and large, can mess with the harmony of any family trip. Christine Sarkis, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024 Its efforts could help build a roadmap on how democracies balance the good and the bad of artificial intelligence. Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024 Editors’ Picks But some families, even Orthodox Jewish families, were not deterred by the bad publicity. Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 But the bad alleged behavior of the leaders at Brandy Melville went beyond discrimination, experts in the documentary said. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024 With Blake Snell, Matt Chapman and Jorge Soler rounding out a winter spending spree of more than $300 million, there is but one goal in mind: Erase the bad taste of last season’s collapse and return to the playoffs for only the second time in six seasons under Farhan Zaidi. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024

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“The bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bad. Accessed 12 May. 2024.

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