bad - use in sentences

Preposition: at

  • math: He was at school and he was probably very bad at math and history and everything else.

Modifies a noun

  • luck: Bad luck for Martha, then, who has to stand out in the cold all night.
  • news: Now onto the bad news: Five is the only network channel not to use Sky Series Links.
  • guy: Apparently the debit of 1 pound is a common thing, used by the bad guys to test whether the card is valid.
  • thing: Thursday, January 13th, 2005 Bad things come in threes right?
  • habit: Bad Habits: Unable to think badly of myself!

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I felt really bad for her, " he said, stealing a sad glance at Mimi.
  • smell: This feed has a very nice consistency and unlike some organic feeds doesn't smell too bad either.
  • look: At a cost of £ 22.50 single, the rail offering at £ 35 doesn't look bad.

Modifying Another Word

  • too: Too bad we never get to see him go medieval on the boards.

Preposition: for

  • democracy: The result was bad for politics and bad for democracy.

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