bad actor
Example Sentences
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“Imagine what a bad actor might do,” said Ann Skeet, the senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Any bad actor can digitally replicate a logo or an entire website, Hish said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Let’s assume, for the sake of this column, that your friend’s sister is indeed a bad actor.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
No one is a bad actor here—these are great athletes wanting to compete, and coaches are rewarded to win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
He had looked strangely comical, like a bad actor auditioning for a solemn part in a play.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
