bad name
Example Sentences
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told AFP in February that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name, vowing to "clean this out".
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
"I'd say 99% of dog walkers are responsible but it only takes that 1% to give every dog walker a bad name."
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
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
Because honestly, you are giving parents a bad name.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
He had heard of the bad name of the elephant and the hyena, but because they were visitors to the chief he did not show his feelings about them.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
