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

My stepmother has called me a bad influence and my retort is I pay rent and buy my own clothes, she doesn’t get a say.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023

And to cull your crew of those who would be a bad influence in this regard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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

There is no doubt that your grandfather’s reactionary class standing had a bad influence on your father’s thoughts, and he naturally passed them on to you.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang