in a bad way
idiom
: in a bad state or condition
Without enough funding, public services are in a pretty bad way right now.
Examples of in a bad way in a Sentence
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We free-speech advocates are in a bad way these days.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Most of her time at Lululemon, from 2008 through 2016, was spent under the quixotic and outspoken – often in a bad way – founder Chip Wilson, who was forced out of the company in 2013.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
But bad draft picks and free-agent signings on that side of the ball, as well as a lack of coaching oversight, left Seattle's defense in a bad way.
—Doug Farrar, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
Research on animals suggests that artificial sweeteners change the microbiome in a bad way, reducing some of the good bacteria and possibly altering the bacterial profile.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
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
The extension ran into a buzz saw of public opinion in Oregon, where policies implemented during and after Covid in the name of equity have now defined, in a bad way, the state’s politics.
—Jeff Eager, National Review, 2 Nov. 2023
Everyone’s on edge, not necessarily in a bad way, but there was a sharp attention.
—Michelle Hyun Kim, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2023
Florida is in a bad way, but this will still be a tough test for Tennessee and quarterback Joe Milton III.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Most of her time at Lululemon, from 2008 through 2016, was spent under the quixotic and outspoken – often in a bad way – founder Chip Wilson, who was forced out of the company in 2013.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
But bad draft picks and free-agent signings on that side of the ball, as well as a lack of coaching oversight, left Seattle's defense in a bad way.
—Doug Farrar, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2024
Research on animals suggests that artificial sweeteners change the microbiome in a bad way, reducing some of the good bacteria and possibly altering the bacterial profile.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
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
The extension ran into a buzz saw of public opinion in Oregon, where policies implemented during and after Covid in the name of equity have now defined, in a bad way, the state’s politics.
—Jeff Eager, National Review, 2 Nov. 2023
Everyone’s on edge, not necessarily in a bad way, but there was a sharp attention.
—Michelle Hyun Kim, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2023
Florida is in a bad way, but this will still be a tough test for Tennessee and quarterback Joe Milton III.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
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