bad person
Example Sentences
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On the stage, you weren’t a bad person for being angry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Team-mates describe him as "not a bad person, just impulsive", someone who takes things personally but quickly calms down.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
He keeps saying he will support us and support me in finding a career I like, so I don’t think he’s a bad person.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
These are people who always have phone in their hand, because that phone is constantly telling you if you’re a good person or you’re a bad person.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
Sunset I ask Fela, without mentioning any names, if she has something I can use to spell a certain bad person.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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