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
• Since there are so many flavors of poor form, knee pain caused by them is equally variable.
  — Lauren Del Turco, Health, 6 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Some common causes include runner's knee, tendonitis, poor form, or the wrong shoes.
  — Lauren Del Turco, Health, 6 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Until Bill Clinton showed up midweek in New York in 1992 it was considered poor form for a nominee to even come to the convention hall until the final night for an acceptance speech.
  — Ron Elving, NPR, 22 June 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024