bad form

Example Sentences

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Moreover, King just thinks it’s bad form for a cruise line to bump a passenger involuntarily — no matter the circumstance.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

I’ve heard it repeatedly from experts: The greatest risk of working out alone is bad form, leading to inefficient movement, slacking off and higher chance of injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

"Very bad form and comes off as defensive, though would be a bigger deal in a jury trial."

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023

"I can at least show the reason I am not going on the Tour is not because I have got bad form," he said after crossing the line in Castle Douglas.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2022

Some people were telling him to stay in the race, that War Admiral was training so badly that Seabiscuit, bad form and all, could lick him.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand