bad influence

Example Sentences

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"I'd probably say I was the one getting into the most trouble. I was the wee bad influence."

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

The pop-infused corrido, about a bad influence in his love life, is the most streamed música Mexicana song globally, the fourth most popular Latin song and the song most added globally to user-created playlists.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

You’re an adult and your desire to wear normal adult clothing and makeup is you being a normal 20-year-old, not you being a bad influence.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023

I like how Tim talks about yin and yang; Richard was a bad influence in my life, but he was a good influence on thousands of other people.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

“Anyway. You can tell your dad he doesn’t have to worry about me and my bad influence much longer.”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon