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

Describing a bad influence in his love life through a pop-infused corrido, “La Diabla” is ultimately what cemented him as a rising música Mexicana star.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 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

"It felt like my identity was seen as dangerous because of the banning of a story like that. What about my story? Am I seen as a bad influence?"

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2022

I know you said that June is probably a bad influence, but you can’t really mean that, right?

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy