bad habit

Example Sentences

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You would likely not see any money you gave him, so even loaning him money would merely start a bad habit that could be hard to break.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Because this country has a bad habit of forgetting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

This is not a minor character flaw or a bad habit that only emerges once or twice in his life.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

Now I wonder - have I just swapped one bad habit for another?

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

“See, he had a bad habit of doing the very first thing that popped into his mind, no matter how foolish,” my grandfather said.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen