bad influence
Example Sentences
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“He didn’t recognize them as a bad influence or something that’s holding him down,” she recalled wistfully.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 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
King Charles III's university halls of residence neighbour in the 1960s said a letter was written about him saying he was a bad influence on the prince.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022
Likable Bill, who charmingly says "thank you" when told he's a bad influence on Jeb, is the closest thing the audience has to a guide to Mormonism, but his talents are underused.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022
She tells everybody how much she loves you, and she must have a bad influence on you too.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
