How to Use bad/poor form in a Sentence
bad/poor form
noun-
Whispers of Death are very bad form; the Swedes in the rear are visibly freaked.
— Dean Kuipers, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2023 -
There were flashes of bad form in Denver, too, but not many.
— Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 Oct. 2021 -
Both teams have some poor form to shake off, each having lost three of their last five matches.
— oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023 -
Just make sure to keep your body under control, since there's no need to make your day worse with bad form.
— Men's Health, 13 Jan. 2023 -
The song wasn’t heard much last season, when Rashford—hampered by injuries and in poor form—seemed to lose not only his touch but some of his hunger.
— Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2022 -
That doesn't mean that HP didn't show poor form by suddenly ripping choice from its own customers.
— Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2022 -
Even so, Ramsey caught heat for its delivery, as some online blamed her for showing poor form.
— Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024 -
No one gained an advantage by taking off before the whole group, which Kornfield said would have been bad form.
— Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2021 -
Causes of knee pain after running can range from runner's knee to having poor form while running to wearing the wrong shoe for your foot shape and stride.
— Lauren Del Turco, Health, 6 Feb. 2024 -
For one thing, it’s considered bad form to go lunging after a squirrel while the shape of your head is being inspected by a judge.
— Sarah Todd, Quartz, 14 June 2021 -
After demonstrating his poor form, Shady watched as Goff threw a perfect dart downfield.
— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 -
Convincing users to pay for additional tools by bombarding them with scary pop-ups from the tool that was installed to protect them is bad form.
— Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2021 -
Should both Ilya Samsonov and Andrei Vasilevskiy continue that bad form — it’s even rumored the former is playing hurt — that obviously hurts the chances of a low-scoring game.
— Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023 -
Faedo has been bouncing between the Tigers and the minor leagues for a lot of this season because of injuries and poor form but has been fairly impressive since getting recalled on Aug. 8.
— Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2023 -
Any criticism could be seen as motivated by the CEO's intrinsic interests and also be panned as bad form.
— Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 June 2022 -
Overuse injuries, from the ankles to the shoulders, are usually the result of incorrect stretching, poor form and excessive pressure, doctors say.
— Katherine Kallergis, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 -
But due to his age and contract situation, as well as a period of injuries and poor form, Rashford, who ironically is on a great run of form at the moment, has fallen out of the top 100 most valuable players in the world.
— Steve Price, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023 -
Several people told me that it is considered bad form to talk about politics in Margaritaville.
— Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 -
His performance in Madrid wasn’t a case of an inconsistent young player suddenly catching fire, or feasting on the competition’s poor form.
— Jason Gay, WSJ, 9 May 2022 -
Lifting incorrectly not only develops habits of bad form (correct form is essential for getting stronger) but could cause injuries to muscles or growth plates.
— Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 15 July 2023 -
All in all, asking you to provide personal health information on a form without clearly explaining how this information may be used seems to be quite bad form indeed.
— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022 -
Experts say that some common mistakes can hinder muscle growth, like not eating enough protein, not consuming enough calories, overtraining, or having poor form and technique.
— Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Striker Marcus Rashford has seen his value drop dramatically following his and Manchester United’s poor form over the past 12 months.
— Steve Price, Forbes, 7 June 2022 -
Visually, these styles were known for reverting back to the more horizontal orientations and were much simpler, as any kind of ostentatious displays were considered bad form.
— Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Mar. 2021 -
Comfort counts, otherwise an improper or uncomfortable setup can lead to bad form, energy drainage, and eventually missed reps.
— Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 3 Mar. 2023 -
Extravagant displays of expression—except laughter—were bad form.
— Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 16 June 2022 -
Reading your significant other's correspondence isn't just bad form and invasion of privacy, but hacking ?
— Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2010 -
Simply repeating accusations from opponents without providing details and nuance seems bad form.
— Bryan C. Parker, Chron, 15 Oct. 2021
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