How to Use bad practice in a Sentence

bad practice

noun
  • Our pediatrician thinks this is a bad practice.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Either way, building in regular moments for reflection is rarely a bad practice.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Elsewhere, a rookie returned to the starting lineup, Kayshon Boutte had a rare bad practice and Kyle Dugger’s tumble down the depth chart continued.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Elsewhere, Javon Baker caught a bomb and a demotion, Marcus Jones starred, the pass rush was restored, and both kickers had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad practice.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But accountability requires distinguishing between bad practice and an entire discipline.
    — Robin Koncilja, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026

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