bad move

Example Sentences

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Buying shares of the company you work for isn’t necessarily a bad move — but you should understand the risks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

"A bad move in chess means you will lose, just the same with life."

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

“That’s a bad move, baseball-wise, karma-wise, baseball-gods-wise,” Schumaker said of intentionally walking Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

NOTES: LB Tyus Bowser acknowledged it was a bad move to make a social media post showing papers he found outside the facility calling for offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s firing.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

I make one bad move, and Dad jumps over three of mine.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari