bad name

Example Sentences

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The 2019 screen fiasco, which found countless ways to humiliate a cast that included Taylor Swift and Judi Dench, gave kitsch a bad name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name -- pushing back on allegations of government connivance.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

"It's a very small number of people that give the rest of dog walkers a bad name," he said, adding that wardens do a difficult job and can not operate "24/7".

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

Where McCann is a firecracker, Ava Dash is a total snooze, the kind of monotone, self-obsessed personality that gives Gen Z a bad name.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name, I don't really mess with.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds