set a bad example

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Seven in 10 parents even think they sometimes set a bad example of handling anger themselves, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

But the book was less popular with some adults, who felt like Pippi set a bad example.

From NewsForKids.net • May 22, 2024

The young woman was heartbroken, concluding that the school didn’t want the public to see her with a protruding belly, as she would set a bad example for other students.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Others, she said, set a bad example for the students looking up to them.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

I’ve spent hours trying to analyze the situation, and the closest I’ve beer! able to come to a theory is that his father set a bad example at an age when John was impressionable.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel