bad influence
Example Sentences
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Then he told her he would no longer bring the kids to see her every weekend, claiming his mother called her a bad influence.
From BBC • May 17, 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
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
No matter how hot it got, Mami wouldn’t allow us to cool off in the hydrant with the neighborhood kids, whom she considered a bad influence.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
