to the bad
Example Sentences
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Marius has a son he no longer sees, he admitted: "I don't want to expose him to the bad things I do. I don't want him to follow in my shoes."
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Initially, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the helicopter “was forced to make a hard landing due to the bad weather and fog.”
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024
The alternative is Anthony Ralston, who doesn't start many games for Celtic, or a return to the bad old days with Tierney moving across.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
In other words, a softening metaphor gets investors to under-react to the bad news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
When he spoke again, he was not so vague and breathless; but he was still remembering back to the bad days, as before.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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