bad times
Example Sentences
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People extrapolate the good times too much in booms, and the bad times during busts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
For twenty years, a series of presidents and many ordinary Americans viewed him as a financial guru, and a talisman against bad times.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
In all professions, including the ones I’ve listed, trust is the one quality that will see you through the bad times and encourage people to turn to you if/when they’re in trouble.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
On Mother’s Day, let’s salute two single mothers who became the No. 1 fans for their sports-playing sons and stayed by their side through good and bad times.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
I’d never seen him cry before in my whole life; and I knew there were bad times coming.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
