in bad faith

idiom

: in a dishonest and improper way : with no intention of honoring a promise

She signed the contract in bad faith.

Examples of in bad faith in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The state legislature eventually rectified the issue, but the DNC has argued that Republican lawmakers in Ohio are acting in bad faith and that the Democratic candidate needs to be nominated earlier than the convention to avoid legal issues. —

Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024 Belligerents can and often do negotiate in bad faith, by seeming interested in a settlement while actually aiming for talks to fail. —

Eric Min, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2024 More consumers are doing just that — some in bad faith to get their money back from the card issuer, even if there’s no problem with the purchase. —

Genna Contino, CNBC, 25 July 2024 Trump’s allies leveled attacks against MSNBC, accusing the network in bad faith of radicalizing Trump’s critics and, thus, creating an environment that led to the shooting. —

Oliver Darcy, CNN, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in bad faith

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