badly

Example Sentences

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He had misfired so badly off the 18th tee that he didn’t even know where his ball had gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Dhillon ran for statewide office as a Republican and lost badly, and later became the chair of the San Francisco Republican Party.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

I was a couple of months removed from an eight-year relationship that ended badly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Cases like Monique’s highlight that gray area between passengers behaving badly, your own feelings of safety as a passenger, and official U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Max had never heard his father falter so badly.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix