gone bad
Example Sentences
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And Minnesota isn’t the only team trying to capitalize on a lucrative quarterback contract gone bad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
An old state law suggested putting dated labels on foods to help consumers know when their food has gone bad, instead of confusing, grocer-focused “Sell by” labels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
“Every time something’s gone bad … I’ve never seen him panic, I’ve never seen him complain,” All-America guard Steve Avila said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
The table is littered with scrawled notes and numbers, the detritus of hundreds of transactions gone bad, conflicts large and small, corporate and local, petty and profound.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
The person who wore this had lain in the fields on still nights, when the air near the eejit pens had gone bad.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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