How to Use in a bad way in a Sentence
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Well, the Cowboys' defense is in a bad way at the moment.
—Dallas News, 2 Oct. 2020
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Up your pace and the Caton starts to feel more old-fashioned—although not in a bad way.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2022
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Not in a bad way, but in a good, strange, really cool way.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2023
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The machinery is all old and well-used, clearly worked hard, and the place looks like 1962, but not in a bad way.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2021
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Nobody wants to talk to somebody that only sees things in a bad way.
—Keith Dewar and Kristine Killingsworth, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
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Excess risk is what can often blow up your finances, in a bad way.
—Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2020
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By the time Tavares and his mother arrived at the Carver police station, Big Phil was in a bad way.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2021
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With the game deadlocked and a promising drive stalling in the middle of the third quarter, South Carroll needed a big play in a bad way.
—Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Sep. 2021
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Its progress since the dotcom bubble is breathtaking in a bad way.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
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Belichick needed to generate buy-in from this group in a bad way.
—Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
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But either way, people tend to be — not in a bad way, but — egocentric.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022
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There’s one King work in particular that casts a long, dark shadow over this, though not in a bad way.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2021
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The Browns need some dynamic playmaking in their defense’s back end in a bad way.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2020
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Their goaltending will need some sorting out next season, but maybe not in a bad way.
—Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 8 May 2021
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On some level, the company thinks the problem is McDuffie for using its tech in a bad way.
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
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Things are about to get a bit heated, but not necessarily in a bad way!
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2022
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To be unprepared for the elements in 2022 is to be out of touch, decadent in a bad way, or—worse!—some sort of influencer.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2022
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The judges attacked his salsa in a bad way, largely his timing or lack thereof.
—Rodney Ho, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
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Hagar later returned for a 2004 reunion tour, but Eddie was in a bad way.
—Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 6 Oct. 2020
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Tae-hun said the current OWL meta not suiting the Fuel was a big deal, but not necessarily in a bad way.
—Dallas News, 18 June 2022
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Coyle made his presence felt immediately in this game … in a bad way.
—Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
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But a battle with a Spanish man-of-war left both Bonnet and the ship in a bad way, although both ultimately escaped.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2022
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All of a sudden, everyone had this idea that every awards show was going to be this [space] where anything could happen — in a bad way.
—Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2022
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The remaining episodes prove a bit more elusive, but not necessarily in a bad way.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2021
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The veteran band the Flamin’ Groovies, meanwhile, may count as the most quizzically unexpected act on the bill, but certainly not in a bad way.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022
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Combining curls or waves with straight bangs can sometimes harken back to the 2000s in a bad way, but the minor contrast between her super straight bangs and slightly wavy hair worked.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 22 Mar. 2023
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Manchester United have been linked with a move for Kane in the past, and could certainly use a new number nine, but the Old Trafford outfit are currently in a bad way.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 17 May 2022
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The numbers are surprisingly large—in a bad way—and retailers are having a hard time ignoring them.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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Notes: Adriatico's Sicilian-style crust is soft and chewy, which reheated well in the microwave, whereas thinner crusts got chewy in a bad way.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023
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Everyone’s on edge, not necessarily in a bad way, but there was a sharp attention.
—Michelle Hyun Kim, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2023
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